preparations; preliminary arrangements; spade work; mise en place; groundwork
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
caressing; fondling; (sexual) petting
to get goosebumps; to be deeply moved (so that one gets goosebumps); to get chills; to feel shivers
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
as it is bound to (happen); following the natural course; though possible as it may be
beautiful breasts; well-shaped breasts
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
special move (e.g. in martial arts)
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) temporary residence
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
nape (of the neck); nucha
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
fall; decrease; knocking down; flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
(in the) same house; (under the) same roof
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
leopardess; female leopard; bold and sexy woman
railing; guard rail; (arch.) (shining) brightly (of the moon or stars); (arch.) (flowing) endlessly (of tears)
thick growth of plants; plantation; shrubbery; thicket
to creep about; to crawl around
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
political disturbance; political change; change of government; political upheaval; overthrowing of a government; coup d'état
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
three noble families (Kan'in, Kazan'in and Nakanoin or Koga); three branches of the Tokugawa family (Owari, Kii and Mito)
sacred tree; support pillars of the traditional fire festival bonfires
in turns; in series; in order; by rotation
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
nonchalant air; unruffled air
to get angry; to lose one's temper
hard feelings; (mutual) resentment