officiating priest; presiding priest at a ceremony; religious teacher; highly-ranked priest; guru; instructor (yoga, etc.)
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
dagger; stiletto; confidant; right-hand man
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
overly familiar; overfamiliar; too friendly; too free; cheeky
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
idol (i.e. carving or painting of a deity)
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; soy sauce
ritual prayer; invocation of the gods participating in a rite; congratulatory address
singing together; singing in union; chorus; ensemble singing; choral singing; chorus
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
absolute best; very finest; top-class; first-rate; elite
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
rainbow-colored; rainbow-coloured
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
haste makes waste; anger and haste hinder good counsel
sun (approx. 3 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess
(walking) stick; cane; wand
mythological growth (tumour) that takes the shape of a human face
mud; (wet) dirt; thief; Android (mobile operating system)
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
globular shape; spherical shape
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; spectator; viewer
unexpectedly; surprisingly
half the body; half length
acorn barnacle (Balanomorpha spp.)
development; growth; progress; development; expansion (of a typhoon, low-pressure area, etc.); developmental disability
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
sea god; Poseidon; Neptune; sea; ocean
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
origin; source; beginning; starting point