mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
intelligence; cleverness; innate aptitude
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
including ...; inclusive of ...; bundling together (items of different size, quality, etc.); lumping together; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second
... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
forming a familial relationship (through adoption, marriage, etc.); adoption
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
Sugawara no Michizane (845-903)
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
used item; secondhand item; old; used; previous
hakama; pleated skirt or loose-legged trousers worn over a kimono mainly on ceremonial occasions; (leaf) sheath; (sake bottle) stand
to become related (through marriage, adoption, etc.); to form a connection (with Buddha)
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
Tenmangu shrine (shrine dedicated to Sugawara no Michizane's spirit)
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
whirlwind; sensation; commotion; hullabaloo
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
while alive; during one's lifetime
Tottori (city, prefecture)
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
the thirty guardian deities (one for each day of the lunar month)
every month; each month; monthly
court; Imperial Palace or household
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)