spell; curse; dharani; mantra
peremptory command; must-obey order; absolute instruction; categorical imperative
(arch.) like that; (arch.) as such; yeah; uh-huh
Izanagi; male deity who fathered Japan and the sun, moon, and storm gods
imperial decree; imperial edict
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
ritual purification; cleansing of crimes, impurities, etc.
underground spring; Hades; hell; underworld
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; all around; here and there; four sides (of a square)
to pair with; to pair up; to pair off
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
extra (charge, fare, etc.); premium; bonus; (after a number) tenths increase
offering a cup (of sake) in return
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
with this I (formal); by this I (formal)
we have a result!; game over!; match!
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
commanding; awe-inspiring; bitter (cold); piercing
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
receiving an electric shock
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
to rekindle one's love; to fall in love again (with a person one has previously been in love with)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
whirlwind; sensation; commotion; hullabaloo
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom