Izanagi; male deity who fathered Japan and the sun, moon, and storm gods
Izanami; female deity who gave birth to Japan and the sun, moon, and storm gods
senior female worker who supervises junior employees in a domineering fashion
Sañjīva (one of the Eight Greater Hells); hell of being torn to pieces and revived over and over
retiring high-ranking government officials taking a lucrative job in a private or semi-private corporation; command (from superior to inferior, government to private sector, etc.); order; descent from heaven
fine crystal; clear glass; mirror found in hell in Enma's chamber that allows people to see their good and bad deeds
regular pay; fixed salary
condemn the offense, but not the offender
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; viewpoint; point one is trying to make
eight-headed, eight-tailed serpent (in Japanese mythology)
basic principle; fundamental principle
(arch.) offering (to the gods, emperor, etc.); gift; sacrifice
Yama; judge of the afterlife
outcast; odd man out; pariah
hades; realm of the dead; the next world
ground cherry (Physalis alkekengi var. franchetii); husk tomato; Chinese lantern plant; children's noisemaking toy
low-ranking prison guard; hell's tormenting devils
first person to say something; first person to suggest something
first (of its kind) in Japan
god of fire (in Japanese mythology, usu. Kagutsuchi no Kami)
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
Amur silvergrass (Miscanthus sacchariflorus)
Yama (king of the world of the dead, who judges the dead); Emma; Yan; Yomna
land of the gods; Japan; Heaven
carrying out one's words; being as good as one's word; making good on one's promise
person of lofty virtue; man of noble character; perfect person; saint
classification; assortment; assortment journalizing (in bookkeeping)
mohican (hairstyle); mohawk; Mohican; Mahican; Eastern Algonquian Native American tribe
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine