wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
Shinto priest; chief Shinto priest (of a shrine); Welsh onion; pun in Buddhist monk jargon
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
Naraka; Hell; very bottom; the end; trap room (of a theatre); below-stage basement
Izumo (former province located in the east of present-day Shimane Prefecture)
grand shrine; famous shrine; Izumo Grand Shrine
torii; Shinto shrine archway
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
hades; realm of the dead; the next world
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
underground spring; Hades; hell; underworld
to hand down (a story, legend, etc.); to pass on (to the next generation); to spread (a rumor, news, etc.); to circulate; to send word; to pass on (a message)
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
burr (e.g. chestnut); bur; cupule; case
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth