to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
ancient time; age of the gods; mythological age; time before the ascension of Emperor Jimmu
creation of heaven and earth
annals; chronicle; chronology
to re-examine; to review; to recheck
wringer (clothes); squeezer (fruit, etc.); press (grapes, etc.)
to put heads together; to gather (for discussion); to go into a huddle
(giving) birth; childbirth; native (of); product of; produced in; assets
Genesis (book of the Bible)
creation (of the universe); the Creation
innumerably; countlessly; (lit.) as abundant as stars
all the gods and goddesses; all the deities
idiom; set phrase; idiomatic phrase
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
Brahma (Hindu creator god)
Brahma (Hindu creator god); large staff with plaited paper streamers (used at religious festivals or as a sign); buoy (used in longline fishing, gillnetting, etc.); down puff (on the end of an ear pick)
becoming a devout believer; (religious) conversion
transcription of Chinese classics into Japanese
High Plain of Heaven (home of the gods)
Amenominakanushi (first god and the source of the universe according to Shinto)
bridge (of a koto, etc.); cylinder; prism
heaven and earth; the universe; the world; gods of heaven and earth
Onbashira Festival; log-dragging festival held once every six years in Suwa, Nagano
Chinese classical writing; Chinese classics; writing composed entirely of kanji
to become a couple; to be man and wife; to be married to
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to conform to; to agree with; to be adapted to; to be based on
guardian deity of pregnant women, newborn babies and one's birthplace
unconsciously; without knowing it; unwittingly; unawares
to fill in a hole; to plug a gap (money, personnel, etc.); to make up for a deficiency; to cover a deficit
tongues (i.e. utterances or "languages" spoken during instances of glossolalia)
transformer; trance (semi-conscious state); trance; trance music; trans; transgender
sensible; sensuous; intuitive