seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
(electrical) outlet; (wall) socket; power point
oil; petroleum; kerosene; paraffin
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
demonstration; presentation; stage show; performance
substance; true form; main part; main unit; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.); noumenon
ignition; lighting; firing; setting off
switch; switch; points; switch (from one thing to another); change
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
Imperial cortege (procession)
apparently; from what I have heard; they say; you know; I hear
to blaze; to burn brightly
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
offering ceremony held on the third day of the dog after the winter solstice; twelfth month of the lunisolar calendar; year in the Buddhist order (after the completion of the first meditation retreat)
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
(large) building; public building; hall
many problems; various problems
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
from ancient times; from old times; from time immemorial
traditional; customary; conventional
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
even if not; even without
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
practical question; practical problem; practical matter
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
very likely; very probable
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
directly opposite; right in front
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
period; Nihon Shoki (second oldest work of Japanese history, compiled in 720 CE); Nihongi; Kii (former province located in present-day Wakayama and southern Mie prefectures)
state (of the US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. of Canada); continent; province (of Japan); province (of ancient China); prefecture