sacred tree; support pillars of the traditional fire festival bonfires
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
prostrating oneself; kowtowing; going down on one's knees
way of asking; way of listening; listener
(find) common (meeting) ground
to help each other; to cooperate
arbitration; intercession; mediation
felling timber; cutting down trees; logging; lumbering
running about; making every effort (to do); busying oneself (with); being busily engaged (in); good offices; efforts
up in a tree; in the trees
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
mysterious profundity; quiet beauty; the subtle and profound; yūgen
(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable
to put on track; to make go to plan; to put into orbit; to send into orbit
visitor (to a factory, school, lab., etc.)
marriage counseling; marital counseling
instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching
marriageable age; chance of marriage
prediction; prophecy; prognostication; (religious) prophecy
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
to tell someone's fortune; to divine (the future); to predict; to forecast
wind and waves; discord; trouble; hardships
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
inner moat; moat within the castle walls
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
tide; current; tendency; trend
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
strength in one's arms; physical strength; muscular strength; force; violence
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
have to do; must; should; ought to
fixed idea; idée fixe; stereotype; prejudice
depiction; description; portrayal
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
in the ministry; in the department
the way one works; one's working manner
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche