black swan (Cygnus atratus)
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
to run around; to bustle about
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
gently sloping; gentle; gradual; smooth (process); gentle (e.g. tone of voice); slow (e.g. growth)
ascent; uphill; upward slope; (gradual) upturn; increase
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
gate of a (Shinto) shrine
(breaking) with a snap (of a thread, string, etc.); (ending) suddenly (of a call, communications, etc.); piercing (e.g. with a needle); squashing (something small; e.g. an insect); breaking out (e.g. of a pimple)
to have an air of sublimity; to appear majestic
large bird; peng (giant bird said to transform from a fish); fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)
framed picture or motto (usu. horizontal, hung over gates or lintels)
aspect; phase; condition; modality
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
railing; guard rail; (arch.) (shining) brightly (of the moon or stars); (arch.) (flowing) endlessly (of tears)
miniature shrine with double doors (used to store important Buddhist items such as sutras, etc.); cabinet with double doors (used by the nobility to store books, etc.); carved and decorated stone container for storing the bones of one's ancestors (in Okinawa)
all things in nature; Creation
tomoe; heraldic design composed of two or more interlocked comma-shaped figures
grand shrine; famous shrine; Izumo Grand Shrine
double doors (opening from the centre)
floating ball of fire (said to be the soul of a dead person); meteor; shooting star
enshrinement (of a deity); residing (in a shrine or sacred place); sitting prominently (in a place); being plunked down; being planted (in a spot)
Gozu Tenno (deity said to be the Indian god Gavagriva)
mediation; agency; agent; mediator; middleman; go-between
miraculous god; wonder-working god
Gion Festival (in Kyoto during the month of July, with high point on the 17th)
heavy flooding; disastrous flood; deluge; great flood (sent by a deity); flood myth
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
top of the head; crown of the head; vertex; (the) parietal
to get jealous; (lit.) to grow horns
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)
the three gods of creation; five-grain guardian gods
union; combination; conjugation (of gametes); sexual intercourse; copulation
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee