fair attack; fair tactics; straightforward approach; standard procedure; established method
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
proper; respectable; decent; honest
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
departure; leaving; setting off
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
declaration; proclamation; announcement
hey!; excuse me!; wait a moment
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
purification ceremony (performed with water); ritual purification; ablutions
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
to follow (a rule, precedent, style, etc.); to conform to; to be in accordance with
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
oracle; revelation; divine message
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
chastity; virtue; fidelity
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
form (as opposed to substance); format; form; formality; form; mode
to be shrouded in mist; to be enveloped in fog
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
the earth below; the ground below; this world (as opposed to heaven)
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
to be smeared; to be covered
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
beyond human understanding
that is to say; so that means
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to