deity; god; Amaterasu (as an enshrined deity)
practice; practising; training; discipline
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
general term; generic name
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
three branches of Buddhist sutras
Shizuoka (city, prefecture)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
Hakodate (city in Hokkaido)
Enomoto Takeaki (1836.10.5-1908.10.27)
to attack; to assault; to assail
departure for a specified destination
participation; joining; entry; adherence
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to fulfill one's duty; to discharge one's duties
safety; welfare; well-being
to bless; to show mercy to; to give (money, etc.)
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
foster child; adopted animal (e.g. pet)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
so; like this; in this way
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
traditional Japanese poem with verses of five and seven morae repeated at least three times, usu. ending with a verse of seven; long epic song with shamisen accompaniment (developed in Kyoto in the late 16th century)
artificial hill (in a garden)