traditional Japanese treadle-operated tall loom
family of Shinto priests serving a shrine on a hereditary basis
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
to translate; to interpret
several people; a few people
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
oil paints; oil colors (colours); oils
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
revengeful ghost; apparition
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
musical instrument; music; accompaniment instruments used in kabuki (excluding the shamisen)
to be erected; to be built
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
this world; this life; world of the living
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
Bhaisajyaguru (buddha able to cure all ills)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
(Japanese) empress; queen
prayer (for something); supplication
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
votive picture (originally of horse)
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age