preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
staff with plaited paper streamers
to hold something reverently with both hands
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
mantra; Shingon sect (of Buddhism)
dharani; spell; litany; Sanskrit multi-syllabic chant
Bible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ
a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section
ritual prayer; invocation of the gods participating in a rite; congratulatory address
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
secret method; secret process; secret formula; esoteric rituals (in Shingon Buddhism)
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
even if not; even without
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
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.)
many; much; plenty; hardly
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
genuine article; real thing; real deal
all living things; all God's creatures, great and small
to do (someone) a wrong; to do (someone) an ill turn; to take revenge; to resent; to bear a grudge
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
quickly; swiftly; already; before; long time ago
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to rush over; to run up to
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident