attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
powerful evil spirit that brings calamity; supernatural being that brings disaster
to revere; to respect; to worship
calamity; disaster; accident
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
maintenance; preservation; improvement
token (gesture, gift, etc.); (done) for form's sake; for the sake of appearances
revival; resuscitation; revitalization; rejuvenation; regeneration
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
shogun's demesne; area under direct control of the shogun; imperial lands; area under direct control of the Emperor
special ward; special economic zone (China); special administrative region of China (e.g. Hong Kong)
direct control; direct supervision
Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
5,000,000; five million; (arch.) many
retro; nostalgic; old-fashioned
face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
length and width; length and breadth; every direction; all directions; as one wishes; as one pleases
transport; transportation; transit; conveyance
to come and go; to go back and forth
citizen (of a country); citizenry; citizen (of a city); resident; bourgeoisie; middle class
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to row; to paddle; to pedal (a bicycle, etc.); to swing (on a swing); to work (a hand pump); to push through (a thicket, deep snow, etc.)
turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); yagura
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
captain (of a Japanese-style boat); skipper; boatman; oarsman; head of a fishing crew; fishing master
mooring line; mooring rope; painter