about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
governmental position of the shogunate, responsible for the management of temples and shrines
Suō (former province located in the southeast of present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture)
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
investigator (esp. of an accident or a crime scene); fact-finding envoy; investigating a crime scene or unnatural death (Edo period); investigation; investigator of a crime scene or unnatural death (Edo period); attending as an official witness to a seppuku (Edo period)
receiving an official appointment; being appointed (to the post of)
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
slips of paper posted on shrine pillars by pilgrims
name of store; trade name (esp. of a sole proprietorship); stage name (e.g. of actor)
to put (into); to put away (in); to pay (fees, taxes, etc.); to deliver; to accept (a gift or money); to keep (within a limit); to offer (to a shrine, deity, etc.)
safety (well-being) of one's family; peace and prosperity in the household
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
company; firm; (Shinto) shrine; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.; incorporated body
visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
banknote; bill; note; paper money
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
black kite (Milvus migrans); construction worker; scaffold erector; fire hook; reddish brown; Inverness cape; filcher
to fall; to drop; to fail (an exam); to lose (a contest, election, etc.); to be unsuccessful
at that very moment; at precisely that time; just when
8th day of the month; eight days
family positioned to accede to the shogunate
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
main hall (of a Shinto shrine); main shrine; inner sanctuary
door; gate; opening; title page
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
complete ignorance (usu. in reference to feigning); lack of knowledge
persistence; single-mindedness; sticking to one point; always making the same bet
self restraint; moderating one's own behavior; confinement (esp. to one's home); house arrest; suspension (from work or school)
to order; to command; to appoint
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
doomed (business, trade, etc.); in a bad state; poor
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect