Emperor Temmu; Temmu Tenno (?-686 CE, reigning: 673-686 CE)
Emperor Mommu; Mommu Tenno (683-707 CE, reigning: 697-707 CE)
reign; being on the throne
creation of heaven and earth
birth and growth; giving birth and raising; development; breeding
natural phenomenon (phenomena)
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
Izanagi; male deity who fathered Japan and the sun, moon, and storm gods
Izanami; female deity who gave birth to Japan and the sun, moon, and storm gods
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
god of fire (in Japanese mythology, usu. Kagutsuchi no Kami)
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
failure; mistake; blunder
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
Amaterasu; sun goddess who is the ancestress of the Imperial House of Japan
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
august (in ref. to the emperor or the gods); imperial; divine
moon; Tsukuyomi (god of the Moon)
Lord; Highness; (arch.) you
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
male; manly; brave; larger (of the two); greater; (arch.) man
the three gods of creation; five-grain guardian gods
to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
older sister; elder sister
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
thereafter; after doing that; followed by
Gate of the Celestial Rock Cave
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
bai zhi (Chinese name for angelica species Angelica dahurica); traditional Chinese cure made from the root of this plant; Heracleum nipponicum (species of hogweed)
paralysis; palsy; numbness; loss of sensation; standstill; state of paralysis
pure and clear; "clear and bright" solar term (approx. April 5)
graceful young woman; sylph
by means of; due to; because of; according to
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize