to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to think over; to work out; (arch.) to notify (orally or in writing)
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
to put up an (emotional) wall (between two people); to become distant; to form a wall (of people)
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
somehow; for some reason or other
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
price; cost; value; worth; value
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
Izumo Fudoki (description of the culture, climate, etc. of Izumo province; 733 CE)
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
description of regional climate, culture, etc.
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
besides; in addition; also; moreover
forcibly; against one's will
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
Okuninushi; deity of magic and medicine later viewed as equivalent to Daikokuten and celebrated at Izumo Grand Shrine
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
(arch.) exposure; (arch.) clarity; exoteric Buddhism; public Buddhist teachings
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
large earthenware pot (for brewing sake)
common reed (Phragmites australis)
ugly man; (arch.) strong, brawny man
Italian-Japanese (e.g. dictionary)
semidarkness; deep and strange; hades; the present and the other world; dark and light
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
divine spirit; spirit of the dead
... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi