(arch.) grandchild of Amaterasu (i.e. Ninigi no Mikoto); descendant of Amaterasu; person of imperial lineage; emperor
super cute; extremely cute
ceremony fee; money dedicated to the gods when participating in a ceremony
hurry; rush; simple; brief; rough; crude
ward management; ward administration
imperial family; relatives of the Emperor
summer purification rites (held at shrines on the last day of the 6th lunar month)
gods' conference (annual gathering of gods to discuss agriculture and marriage)
auxiliary shrine (dedicated to a deity close-related to that of a main shrine)
a long time ago; long before now
ultra-Orthodox (Jews); Haredi Judaism; Haredim
cogon grass ring (through which people pass during summer purification rites)
mere consolation; temporary peace of mind
(in the middle of) considering; deliberating
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
overseas inspection; tour of inspection abroad
separation of Buddhism and Shintoism (government policy during the beginning of the Meiji period)
New Year's Eve; end of the year
rain shower while the sun shines; sun shower; procession of will-o'-the-wisps seen at night; jack-o'-lantern parade
(unusually) dry rainy season
ceremony for purifying a building site (before building commences); ground-breaking ceremony
syncretism of Shinto and Buddhism
chamfering; beveling; bevelling; rounding the edges (of a vegetable); trimming the corners
pet groomer; animal groomer; laminate trimmer; trimmer; hair clipper
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
children's hairstyle of short untied hair; child with short untied hair; young girl working as a servant for a high-class prostitute (Edo period); (arch.) baldness; (arch.) bald head
Niangniang; Chinese goddess