enshrined deity of a subordinate shrine
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
duplication; repetition; overlapping; redundancy; restoration
Kotohiraguu; Kompira Shrine
water and sky; Varuna; Vedic god of water and sky (adopted into Buddhism as god of water and protector of the west)
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
the five elements (in Chinese philosophy: wood, fire, earth, metal and water); the five phases; five practices of the Bodhisattvas; the five pillars of Islam
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
Imperial Palace (of Japan); imperial residence
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
to emphasize; to attach importance to
generating cycle (of the five elements in Chinese philosophy; wood generates fire, fire generates earth, earth generates metal, metal generates water, water generates wood); mutual generation
along; parallel to; in accordance with
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
column; shaft; cylinder; round pillar (esp. in buildings)
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
Japan and the Philippines; Japanese-Filipino
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
cosmic dual forces; yin and yang; sun and moon; positive and negative (magnetic poles, electric terminals, etc.); cathode and anode
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
to blink (one's eyes) repeatedly
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
foreign; abroad; overseas
winning a prize; receiving an award; being awarded
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
return to one's country; return to one's hometown
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...