to collect; to assemble; to gather
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
singing and dancing; song and dance
charm; incantation; spell; curse
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
in one's own way or style
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
spirit of a dead person; ghost; departed soul
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
spiritualism; spiritism; channeling; medium; channeler
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
origin; beginning; source; rise
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular
testimony; (verbal) evidence
three days and three nights
alone; by oneself; on one's own
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
after that; afterwards; thereafter
caller; visitor; company; guest
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
while alive; during one's lifetime
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
conjurer; magician; illusionist
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify