ancient Shinto music and dancing
dedication; offering; presentation; oblation
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
attendance; presence; visit; coming; advent
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
female weaver; Vega (star in the constellation Lyra); Alpha Lyrae
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
frivolous; fickle; insincere; caprice; cold-heartedness
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
prayer; grace (at meals); exorcism
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to appease; to suppress; to calm
repose of a soul; ceremony for the repose of a departed soul
occasional; infrequent; rare
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
to become calm; to die down
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
river; stream; River; the ... river
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
armed might; military power; the sword; force
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse