kagura; traditional Shinto music and dancing
good; goodness; right; virtue
Satori; folklore monster that can read minds
main hall (of a Buddhist temple); main temple
cornerstone; foundation stone
senior priest (serving under the chief priest and associate chief priest); priest (below chief priest and above junior priest); grasshopper; locust
counter for leaves, pieces of paper, etc.; (arch.) counter for boats
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
have to do; must; should; ought to
rice field; rice paddy; paddy field
(soldier's) cooking utensils; mess kit; outdoor (camping) cooking utensils
Shimane Prefecture (Chūgoku area)
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
futures; credit (buying); stretching; total (preceding counter, unit, etc.); aggregate
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)
Buzen (former province located in the east of present-day Fukuoka and the north of Ōita prefectures)
four times; four-colour process printing; CMYK printing
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
temple; shrine; sanctuary
Iwami (former province located in the west of present-day Shimane Prefecture)
rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil; (arch.) cordoning off; (arch.) cordoning-off sign
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
road (or railway) cut through hilly terrain; cutting
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
plain; plateau; tableland
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
new edition; new compilation; new formation (of a force, unit, etc.); new organization
just a handful; only a small number (of)
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means