Iomante; Ainu ceremony in which a brown bear is raised for two years and then sacrificed
Hokkaido wolf (Canis lupus hattai, extinct)
suggestion; hint; implication
kuma bamboo grass (Sasa veitchii); Veitch's bamboo
neophilia; love of new or novel things; one who loves new or novel things
chise; traditional Ainu house
affixing; pasting; sticking
traditional winter hunters in Tōhoku; matagi
to backfire; to have a harmful result
god; deity; divinity; spirit; kami
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
to smoke animal out of its den
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
to smash; to break into pieces
occupation; calling; livelihood
arms and ammunition; weapons and ammunition
private first-class (army); airman first class (air force); lance corporal (US Marines; Commonwealth military); seaman (navy)
bedpan; chamber pot; potty
sewing; needlework; embroidery
brown bear (Ursus arctos)
land of the gods; Japan; Heaven
ascetic; pilgrim; devotee
to become attached; to begin to love
undefeated; unbeatable; invincible
lying on one's belly; crawling on one's belly; belly crawl
to fight with swords; to cross swords
weave; weaving; woven item