to offer something to a deity or somebody's spirit; to pay a tribute to a person who is about to depart
bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
recompense; indemnity; atonement
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
any more; any further; any better; any longer
decision; determination; resolution
enmity; antagonism; hostility
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
to disrupt; to ruin; to hinder; to thwart
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
heathen; heretic; pagan; nonconformist; freethinker; iconoclast
selling oneself (into bondage) (esp. for prostitutes)
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
planned; scheduled; systematic
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to acquire a position; to hold an appointment
kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
impossible; unlikely; improbable
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
monolith; large slab of rock
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
faction; branch; sect; denomination; branching off
mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface