once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to settle (in a place); to settle down
going through; going via; going by way of
old and new (thing); old, but unused
coming to live (at a place)
Chinese person (esp. Han Chinese)
on countless occasions; many a time
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
dropping; unloading; grated vegetables, fruit, etc.; grater; using new tools (or clothes, etc.); new tools (or clothes, etc.)
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
ceremonial offering to the deities by the Emperor of newly-harvested rice
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
the current ...; this; today's ...
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
leader; pioneer; guide; leader (in Shugendō)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
-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
state of mind; mentality; psychology
benevolent rule; moratorium on debts
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
great purification; purification rite performed twice a year, before daijōsai and after major disasters
15th day of the 1st lunar month
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
undergoing training; learning
had better ...; had better not ...
from the viewpoint of; according to
native place; birth-place; one's old home; province; region; locality
face; looks; vestiges; trace
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
union; coalescence; amalgamation; copulation; penetration
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
paper, cloth, wood, etc. representation of a sacred object; paper doll used in purification rites
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)