crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
ancient Shinto music and dancing
dedication; offering; presentation; oblation
Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance
gods and Buddha; Shinto and Buddhism
mixing; mixture; meld; miscegenation
turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); yagura
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
source of information; intelligence source; message source
illustration (e.g. book); picture
origin; beginning; source; rise
repose of a soul; ceremony for the repose of a departed soul
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
hut (esp. on a mountain); shack; refuge; shanty
square (shape); square (open space); formal; methodical; square (tool)
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
to sparkle; to glitter; to twinkle
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
catalpa bow; spirit bow; bow used to summon spirits, made of Japanese cherry birch, catalpa, or other wood
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
(power) transformer; trance; trans
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
in this manner; in this way; like this
length and width; length and breadth; four cardinal points; every direction; as one wishes; as one pleases
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
toxin; poisonous substance
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires
alchemy; art of making elixirs
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless