to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
several people; a few people
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
Onmyōdō spell for strengthening one's body
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
indeed; really; truly; very much
good-looking; fair; beautiful
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
from now; from this moment; henceforth
all night long; all through the night
shameless; infamous; disgraceful
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
guarding; guard; railway bridge (over a road); (railroad) overpass; flyover
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
immediate (effect, result, etc.); instant; instantaneous; prompt
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
surely; certainly; without doubt
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
being unhuman; being removed from humanity; being unworldly
to have a family (e.g. wife or husband and children); to raise a family
descendant; progeny; offspring
scrap; (small) piece; unimportant (person); petty ...; humble ...
distinguished family; famous family; noble family; prestigious organization (company, school, etc.)
ritual prayer; invocation of the gods participating in a rite; congratulatory address
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
Tanba (former province located in parts of present-day Kyoto, Hyogo and Osaka prefectures)