whole area; surrounding area; all around; everywhere; all over the place
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
brilliant; bright; dazzling
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
smell (esp. a good smell); fragrance; scent; aroma; perfume
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
backing (an initiative, candidate, etc.); support; backing up (another player); covering; backup
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
to play a leading role; to play a central part
(religious) faith; belief; creed
to shed light; to cast light
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
personification; impersonation; embodiment
to collect; to assemble; to gather
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
strategic arrangement of go stones at the beginning of a game; opening moves; preparations; preparatory steps; arrangements
dedication; offering; presentation; oblation
kagura; traditional Shinto music and dancing
baton (of command); order; command; direction
to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed
to report to the Emperor; to play (musical instrument); to accomplish
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
place where there is a god or spirit; place containing the sacred object of a shrine
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.