one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
scale; scope; plan; structure
people; men and women; each person; everybody
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
in deep black; in jet black
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
care of; at the household of (when addressing letter, etc.); c-o
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
under the orders of; by order (command)
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
front shrine; hall of worship
equipment used in a ritual; ritual implement
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
spell; curse; dharani; mantra
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
in accordance with; according to
compelling force; legal force
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
brilliant; bright; dazzling
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
rumbling; (ringing) cadence
road approaching a shrine
torii; Shinto shrine archway
beyond that point; after that
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided