indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
manly; masculine; like a man
sit-up; abdominal muscles; abs
snake; serpent; large snake
image; figure; figure; form; image
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
confusion; distraction; derangement
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
sexual desire; sex drive; lust
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
portable painting used as part of the backdrop (in kabuki, etc.)
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
tamagushi used at Ise Shrine's purification ceremonies
plain wood; unfinished woodwork
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects
with a flap; with a snap; with a thud; with a crash; with a swish; with a rustle
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
to yield to temptation; to succumb
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw
torii; Shinto shrine archway