guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
to get used to; to become accustomed to; to be at home (on the stage)
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
The Tale of the Heike; Heike Monogatari
regional administrator (pre-Taika hereditary title)
head (of organization, organisation); chief; sheikh; emir
eastern part; the east (of a region)
to be relieved of one's post
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
newly appointed; inaugural
imperial court; royal court
congratulations; felicitations; best wishes; longevity; long life
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
congratulations; greetings
sign; indication; trace; somehow; for some reason; seeming to be
oath; vow; pledge; covenant
fortune-telling; divination
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
end; close; finish; termination
thousand years; very long period; forever
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
oldest architectural style for Shinto shrines (e.g. used at Izumo shrine)
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
layout map; block plan; layout plan
rear right (corner, etc.); on the right and at the end; right-hand side and at the back
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to somebody in person
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
centre line; center line; central line