candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
(present) head of a family
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
custom; habit; customary practice
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to hold (a ceremony); to perform
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation
general public; the masses
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
next term; next period; next version; next release
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
hard-to-believe; unbelievable; incredible; fabulous
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
to burst open; to pop; to split
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life