proposition; thesis; task; problem; giving a title; naming
grove of the village shrine
water for washing or moistening one's hands
monetary offering; offertory
bowing one's head (in respect or worship); worship; respectfully yours
Izumo Grand Shrine (Shimane)
wish; desire; request; prayer
breath; sign (of something new and fresh); breath (of spring, fresh air, etc.); vitality
to breathe (heavily); to pant; to gasp; to live
village headman (esp. in the Kansai region)
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine); omikuji
Shinto priest; chief priest (of a Shinto shrine); Welsh onion
awarding; conferment; granting; presentation
kagura hall (at a shrine); sacred dance stage
separation of worship; movement of an enshrined deity to another shrine
large landowner; major landowner; great landowner
sale of goods (as opposed to services)
ancient burial mound; barrow; tumulus
Kinki (region around Osaka, Kyoto, Nara)
Qin Shi Huang (259 BCE-210 BCE), first emperor of unified China; Shihuangdi
imperial mausoleum; Emperor's tomb; big hill
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
chief priest (of a Buddhist temple); abbot
rough sketch; floor plan; blueprint
(enactment of) legislation; lawmaking; legislative
control of the air; air supremacy
guerrilla; guerrilla warfare; sudden