mausoleum; shrine; the (imperial) court
visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)
patron god; tutelar deity; guardian deity; local deity
faintly; dimly; slightly; barely
to sweep clean; to brush clean
front shrine; hall of worship
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica); evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
sacred wine; sacred sake; sake offered to the gods
earthenware; unglazed (bisque-fired) earthenware
this company; this firm; this shrine
god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
miraculous efficacy; miracle; miraculous virtue
yeah, yeah; whatever; yes; sure; hello; giddy-up
(religious) faith; belief; creed
legend; folklore; tradition
omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
Jōgan era (859.4.15-877.4.16)
old chronicle; old record
god of thunder; Raijin (god of thunder)
clans supposedly descended from the gods
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
first Sanskrit alphabet letter; Africa; Awa (old province of Japan); (arch.) prefixed to names to show intimacy
(high) mountain; Mount; Mt.; mountain peak
Steller's sea eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
Shugendō; Japanese mountain asceticism incorporating Shinto and Buddhist concepts
upasaka (devout male lay follower of Buddhism)
tengu; red-faced and long-nosed goblin said to reside deep in the mountains; bragging; conceit; braggart
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
gods and Buddha; Shinto and Buddhism
rise and fall; ups and downs; welfare; vicissitudes
period; Nihon Shoki (second oldest work of Japanese history, compiled in 720 CE); Nihongi; Kii (former province located in present-day Wakayama and southern Mie prefectures)
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
the Monkey (ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm); west-southwest; 7th month of the lunar calendar
this mountain; this temple