changing one's clothes; (arch.) lady court attendant
(sound of) wind blowing through pine trees; (sound of) steam whistling in a kettle (at a tea ceremony); matsukaze; sugar-glazed cookie sprinkled with sesame or poppy seeds
multistoried building; castle; palace; shrine
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
edition; version; plate; block; counter for editions of a publication
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
Ebisu; god of fishing and commerce
third son; Occella iburia (species of poacher)
Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
health-related; health (problem, reasons, etc.); in terms of health; from a health standpoint; for one's health
moonless sky (poetic usage)
Izumo (former province located in the east of present-day Shimane Prefecture)
grand shrine; famous shrine; Izumo Grand Shrine
marriage; marriage tie; love knot; spiritual connection (to a person, object); spiritual tie; fated connection
suō (ceremonial dress of lower-class samurai)
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
Shōtoku Taishi (574CE-627CE); Prince Shōtoku
recommendation; referral; endorsement
emperor; ruler (with a heavenly mandate); heavenly being; celestial being
meal; Emperor's meal; meal of a noble; high-quality (of a food or drink); premium
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to be in charge of; to manage; to direct; to rule; to govern; to control
male; manly; brave; larger (of the two); greater; (arch.) man
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
woman; female; feminine gender
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
geisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
senior high school student
after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
voyage; passage; travelling
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
Silla (ancient Korean kingdom; 57 BCE-935 CE)