Prayer to the Four Quarters (Japanese imperial New Year's ceremony)
planning; project; plan; design
alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
like an old man; doddering; wizened; frowzy; seedy
Izumo (former province located in the east of present-day Shimane Prefecture)
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
invoking a deity during a festival held in that deity's honor; medium's invocation of a deity to take possession of her (to receive his divine message or revelation)
leaving (fleeing) the capital
person who oversleeps; sleepyhead
eternity; perpetuity; immortality; permanence
agile (person's movements); nimble; adroit; lively; brisk; skillful
trolling; singing in a circular canon; round
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
to pull oneself together; to focus one's mind; to brace oneself; to gird up one's loins
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
savior; saviour; rescuer; the Savior; the Saviour
short end of the stick; short straw; unlucky number; blank; bad bargain
warrior; soldier; courageous person; strong person
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
mil (one thousandth of an inch); mill
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
A common name for the area around Akihabara Station in the Chiyoda ward of Tokyo, Japan, famous for being the centre of modern Japanese popular culture and a major shopping district for video games, anime, manga, electronics and computer-related goods.
ceremony; celebration; law code