branch of a sacred tree (esp. sakaki) with paper or cotton strips attached (used as an offering); sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica)
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
to hide; to keep to oneself
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
stomach ache; abdominal pain
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to order; to command; to appoint
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
especially; particularly; above all; portioning out (servings of food)
specialization; specialisation
attribute; property; attribute; alignment (in a role-playing game); element (of an enemy or attack); type (of dealt damage); (character) type
purification ceremony (performed with water); ritual purification; ablutions
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
orbit; trajectory; (railroad) track; (right) track; proper course
to shift; to move; to slide; to move (an appointment, meeting, etc.); to bring forward; to put back
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
aria; singing; chanting; reciting (e.g. a spell)
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
mistletoe (esp. European mistletoe, Viscum album); parasitic plant
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
right beside; close to; nearby
multi-unit apartments; apartment complex
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
fierce; intense; severe; very; extremely; terribly
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
mediation; arbitration; conciliation (e.g. in civil or family court, leading to a settlement based on mutual concessions); mediation (of a labor dispute, by a labor relations commission)
to fight to the bitter end