kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryo codes)
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
main sutra (of a lecture)
Mahayana (Buddhism); the Great Vehicle; large passenger vehicle
place where hair is gathered together atop the head; hair tied (or pinned) together in this position
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
one person; another name; nickname; alias
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
hieroglyphics; type of character representing pictures
divination (based on the Book of Changes)
imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to throw on the fire; to burn
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
Izumo (former province located in the east of present-day Shimane Prefecture)
the Rabbit (fourth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Hare; hour of the Rabbit (around 6am, 5-7am, or 6-8am); east; second month in the lunar calendar
day by day; every day; by the day
considerably; greatly; a lot
carelessness; negligence; oversight
mixing; mixture; meld; miscegenation
ancient and modern times; all ages; past and present
descendant; scion; lineage