Okuninushi; deity of magic and medicine later viewed as equivalent to Daikokuten and celebrated at Izumo Grand Shrine
Hare of Inaba (Japanese myth)
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
to pluck; to pick; to tear
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
association; link; connection; pledge (esp. for marriage); promise
grace (of God); divine favour; benefit; efficacy
(religious) faith; belief; creed
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
charge (e.g. admission, menu item); cost; price
treat; banquet; feast; thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal
springy (texture); doughy; elastic
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
chink in the armor (armour)
don't let your guard down; carelessness is the great enemy; danger comes soonest when it is despised
ehehe (embarrassed laugh); ahaha
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
to make a self-satisfied face; to look smug
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
age difference; disparity in age; age gap
bearing; heading; point of the compass
space (room, area, outer space)
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
Izumo (former province located in the east of present-day Shimane Prefecture)
grand shrine; famous shrine; Izumo Grand Shrine
marriage; marriage tie; love knot
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend