miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
ritual implement storehouse
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
(shrine) repository or treasure house; (shrine) sanctuary
equipment used in a ritual; ritual implement
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
to compete for the first place; to be one of the best
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
to break the prohibition (law); to violate the ban
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
bar; bolt (e.g. on door); double-arm lock; (rope) cinching
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
(secret) date; clandestine meeting; assignation; tryst; rendezvous
reverse movement; retrogression; going backwards; retrogradation; retrogression
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
lineage; pedigree; family line
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
newsprint; newspaper used for wrapping, packing, etc.; newspaper
paints; painting material
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
to exclude (someone); to shun; to ignore; to leave out; to ostracize
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
apathy; indifference; listlessness; athymia
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)