remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier
count; earl; chief official of the Department of Worship (under the ritsuryō system); Brazil
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
royal capital; imperial capital
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
absence; disregard; indifference
how long; how far; how much
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
getting free admission on the strength of one's name; being let in somewhere because one is recognized
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
had better ...; had better not ...
(verbal) message; word (from someone)
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
familiar spirit; familiar
summons; subpoena; citation; summoning (a spirit, demon, etc.); evocation; invocation
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
abundant; ample; plentiful; lustrous; glossy
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice