principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
people belonging to a hereditary occupation group (Yamato period)
indigenous people; native people; aborigines
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
obedience; submission; resignation
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
sacred profession; holy orders; vocation; ministry
mediator; go-between; middleman
private; informal; among one's people (group, friends)
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
to talk; to carry meaning
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
female weaver; Vega (star in the constellation Lyra); Alpha Lyrae
different kind (species, variety); heterologous; heterogenous
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
Atypus karschi (Asian species of mygalomorph spider); tsuchigumo (people of ancient Japan who were not subjects of the Yamato court)
people belonging to a hereditary occupation group (Yamato period)
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
imperial court; royal court
government office; public office; government official
servant; janitor; messenger
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
Department of Divinities (1868-1871); (arch.) Department of Worship (under the ritsuryo system)
to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
(arch.) to be; (arch.) to be (location); sum of money
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
augury; fortune-telling; divination
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
Bureau of Onmyō; government office in charge of astronomical observations, divination and calendar making (under the ritsuryo system)
type of dance where the ground is stamped (Heian period)
unusual clothing; strange way of dressing up; prohibited form of dress
line; queue; procession; matrix
an utai (noh chant) piece for recitation; accompanied singing in which the singing is emphasized over the instrumental part (emphasised)