yashikigami; estate kami; small shrine with kami on or near residential land
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
long (time that has passed); old (story)
suddenly popular god; suddenly popular shrine
believer; devotee; follower; adherent; convert; disciple
Lagenaria siceraria var. gourda (variety of bottle gourd); gourd (container) made from its fruit; Lagenaria siceraria var. depressa (variety of bottle gourd)
southern part; the south (of a region)
vague; obscure; vast; boundless
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
observation; survey; watching
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
wandering (e.g. bird, exile, lifestyle); wandering alone in a strange country
religious mission; religious proclamation
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
old name for part of Hyogo prefecture
to be silent; to say nothing
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
all over Japan; throughout Japan
propagation (e.g. a religion); proselytizing; missionary work
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
action of making something; -ification
and (also); both ... and; as well as
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
festivities; celebration; wedding; marriage ceremony
drama; theatre; theater; play
recitation (of a poem); chanting; singing; composition (of a poem); composed poem
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
traditional Japanese poem with verses of five and seven morae repeated at least three times, usu. ending with a verse of seven; long epic song with shamisen accompaniment (developed in Kyoto in the late 16th century)
living thing; living creature; animal; life
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
title; index; heading; headline; caption