charm against evil spirits; talisman; amulet
shintai; object of worship believed to contain the spirit of a deity, typically housed in a shrine
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
molding; moulding; shaping; forming; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
garbage disposal; refuse disposal; waste treatment
praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
frilled lizard (Chlamydosaurus kingii); frill-necked lizard
majestic; commanding; imposing; stately; dignified; with pomp and circumstance
established; existing; accomplished; accepted; completed
novel; original; new; innovative
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
rave reviews; extremely high praise
option; choice; optional extra; individual item; separate item; option
double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
test of courage (by going to a frightening place, e.g. a graveyard)
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against someone; to play (a game, match, etc.) against someone
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
blighted love; disappointed love
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
book or scroll that has been handed down through generations; book of secrets; delivering a letter
to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side
older brother and younger sister
cenotaph; memorial monument
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
although I say; although one might say; although called
to become complicated; to become intricate; to become tangled
to add (to what was said before); to say in addition
very recently; in the very recent past
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
the aforementioned; the said; the usual; kudan; yōkai resembling a human-headed bovine, said to prophesize misfortune or bountiful harvest
allotment; quota; payment in installments; payment in instalments; hire-purchase
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
clandestine meeting (of lovers); assignation; tryst; (lovers') rendezvous