companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
catalpa bow; spirit bow; bow used to summon spirits, made of Japanese cherry birch, catalpa, or other wood
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
to draw a bow; to oppose; to defy; to disobey one's superiors
middle section of a song (in gagaku or noh)
ghost; spirit; apparition; spiritual body; causal body
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
ritual purification; cleansing of crimes, impurities, etc.
ritual prayer; invocation of the gods participating in a rite; congratulatory address
report to the throne; reporting to the emperor; reporting to the monarch; offering (a prayer) to the deity
High Plain of Heaven (home of the gods)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
Lord; Highness; (arch.) you
ancestor worshipped as a deity
Izanagi-no-Mikoto; Izanagi; male deity who fathered Japan and the sun, moon, and storm gods
Tsukushi (former province located in northern Kyūshū; later split into Chikuzen and Chikugo); Kyūshū
tachibana orange (Citrus tachibana)
small gate; side gate; wicket gate; side door
mishap; misfortune; calamity; ominous word; ill-omened word
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
gods of the land; earthly deities
all the gods and goddesses; all the deities
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
one bow; one salute; one greeting
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
loud sound; loud reverberation