step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
in succession; one after another
festival merrymaking; revelry
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
Shinto priest; Shinto priesthood
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to make an appearance; to show up
mask; disguise; guise; mask
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
to hold fast; to protect to the end
immortality; eternal life; undeath; undead
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
(after) bouncing around from one place to the next
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
to twine (fibers to make rope); to twist
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
perpetual youth and longevity; immortality
to pattern after; to liken to; to imitate
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
giving one's name (or rank, etc.); self-introduction; name readings of kanji
extremely dangerous; full of peril
to take someone's life; to kill someone
to fight to the last (death)
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
one person; another name; nickname; alias
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
(period of) a year; during an era
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
half-human and half-beast
to acquire a position; to hold an appointment
dwelling; house; residence; address
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute