itinerant Buddhist monk; practitioner of Shugendō
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
Spanish jasmine (Jasminum grandiflorum)
chasing out ogres; exterminating ogres
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; leisurely; deliberately
shintai; object of worship believed to contain the spirit of a deity, typically housed in a shrine
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
rough (touch, voice, etc.); coarse; gritty; rattling (of beans, beads, etc.)
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
room light; interior light
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
object representative of a divine spirit; object to which a spirit is drawn or summoned; object or animal occupied by a kami
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
audience; spectator; spectators
to be hesitant; to feel timid
strong-willed; strong of heart
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
female dancer; dancing girl; danseuse
to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
technical prowess; technical ability; technical finesse; technological prowess; technological capabilities
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
to backfire; to have a harmful result
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
too much; excessively; too