bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
to appreciate; to be thankful
tengu; red-faced and long-nosed goblin said to reside deep in the mountains; bragging; conceit; braggart
misfortune; bad luck; evil; unlucky year; critical year; year (esp. age 25 and 42 for men, 19 and 33 for women) that is considered unlucky
good luck charm; something that encourages or invites good luck
related to; in relation to
pommel horse; side horse; saddled horse
principal object of worship (at a Buddhist temple); principal image; idol; icon; the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter
infancy; childhood; tender age
being in love with each other
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
Onmyōdō; way of Yin and Yang; occult divination system based on the Taoist theory of the five elements
school (of painting, ikebana, etc.)
shikigami; spirit used by onmyōji sorcerers
to be similar (to); to be akin (to); to be like
medicine man; shaman; faith healer; witch doctor; exorcist
demon of ill health; disease
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
Kojiki (earliest historical record of Japan, compiled in 712 CE); Records of Ancient Matters
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
Susanoo (deity, younger brother to Amaterasu); Susanoo-no-Mikoto
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank
god of war; war hero (who died in battle)
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
rise and fall; ups and downs; welfare; vicissitudes
low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)
mediator; go-between; middleman; broker
carrying (someone) on one's back (esp. a child); piggyback ride; relying on (someone); being (financially) dependent on
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
koban; small oval gold coin used in the Edo period; oval; elliptical; small size (of paper)
confusion; mixing; merger
right (to do something); authority; power
the heavens; the skies; celestial sphere; heavenly realm; deva realm