auxiliary shrine (dedicated to a deity close-related to that of a main shrine)
Niangniang; Chinese goddess
to inspect; to examine; to check; to elapse; to pass (time)
messenger of god; divine messenger
ridiculous; stupid; foolish; absurd; laughable
water shortage; shortage of water supply
rakugo story teller; comic story teller
grand shrine; famous shrine; Izumo Grand Shrine
pale fiery light seen in the fields and mountains at night; will-o'-the-wisp
calabash (Lagenaria siceraria); bottle gourd; gourd (container); calabash
(stone) guardian lion-dogs at Shinto shrine
water damage; flood disaster
heigh-ho; heave-ho; alley oop
sharp ear; long ears; ability to remember everything one hears
lord; nobleman; daimyō; dignitary; master
to become attached; to begin to love
Shinto priest; Shinto priesthood
heigh-ho; heave-ho; la-la
pontoon bridge; floating bridge; bridge (of a ship)
to the previous extent; as much as previously; as much as one used to
divine power; sacred power; mysterious power; Shinriki (variety of rice)
grace (of God); divine favour; benefit; efficacy
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes); inarizushi
new land; new world; new sphere of activity
Shinto priest; chief Shinto priest (of a shrine); Welsh onion; pun in Buddhist monk jargon
abundant (grain) crop; good harvest
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
urine; piss; pee; breaking a contract
finishing blow; coup de grâce