during; for the duration of
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to search for; to seek for; to look for
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
going in the opposite direction; going against the wind; running or operating a machine in reverse (such as an electric motor)
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
to lose sight of; to miss
unqualified; without qualifications
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
point of departure; initial point; starting point
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
wooden building; wooden architecture
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
right in front; just opposite; under the nose
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
to becalm one's feelings; to compose oneself
climax; peak; zenith; apex
silence; stillness; quietness
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
kagura hall (at a shrine); sacred dance stage
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
place where there is a god or spirit; place containing the sacred object of a shrine