noninvolvement; nonintervention; neutrality
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
imperial throne; the Crown
imbecility; feeblemindedness; dark
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)
follower; attendant; valet; servant
seal of blood; sealing with one's blood
divide into four pieces; one fourth
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
sooner or later; in time; eventually
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
vigilantly (watching for an opportunity); eagerly; with an eagle eye
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
intention; idea; inclination; wish
direct descent; direct line
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
later on; eventually; afterwards
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
to be able to receive; to be able to take; to be able to eat; to be able to drink; to be acceptable; to be satisfactory
damp; moist (negative nuance)
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
sitting together in a circle; happy circle; harmony
object representative of a divine spirit; object to which a spirit is drawn or summoned; object or animal occupied by a kami
to happen to meet; to come across
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
prognostic symptoms; after-effect
to dazzle; to make dizzy; to bewilder
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
evil spirits of rivers and mountains
den of vice; rogue's den; brothel; red-light district; cluttered room
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration