to listen again; to ask again
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
Shōtoku Taishi (574CE-627CE); Prince Shōtoku
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
arm; skill; efforts; ability
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
to exorcise; to cleanse; to purify
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
for the first time in one's life
Lord; Highness; (arch.) you
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
narrow; thin (sized); slender
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
same; similar; (just) like; equal
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
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
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being