lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
dawn; daybreak; first light of day; first indication; glimpse; gleam
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
god's majesty; god's authority; might of Heaven
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
occasional; infrequent; rare
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
unexpected meeting; coincidence
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
self restraint; moderating one's behaviour; penitence; confinement to one's home; house arrest
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
to chase; to run after; to pursue
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely