you could say; you might say; verging on the
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
completely; fully; entirely
madder red; dark red; crimson
little while; short time; (arch.) an hour; half-hour; half an hour
torii (Shinto shrine archway)
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
local dialect; vernacular; provincialism
short sleeved kimono (worn as an undergarment during the Heian period); padded silk garment
to hit (e.g. with a car); to knock down; to reject; to eliminate; to refuse (e.g. a request); to deny; to flip
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
to incur the wrath of the gods (e.g. by doing something immoral); to incur divine punishment; to pay for one's sins
main hall (of a Shinto shrine); main shrine; inner sanctuary
shintai; object of worship believed to contain the spirit of a deity, typically housed in a shrine
to burn to a crisp; to scorch
history; pedigree; lineage
Shinto priest; chief priest (of a Shinto shrine); Welsh onion
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
gods and Buddha; Shinto and Buddhism
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
logical; cogent; well-reasoned; logically consistent
to be absorbed in reading; to get lost in reading; to be immersed in (a book)
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
throughout heaven and earth, I alone am the honored one; self-conceit; self-centeredness; vainglory
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion