sedge (Cyperaceae spp., esp. members of genus Carex)
(this) shrine; (this) company; (this) firm
shintai; object of worship believed to contain the spirit of a deity, typically housed in a shrine
carving; engraving; chiselled features
(arch.) Mahito (highest of the eight hereditary titles); you
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
eastern country; eastern provinces; Kanto provinces
tracking down and killing; punitive expedition
revelatory dream; revelation; a vision
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
Genryaku era (1184.4.16-1185.8.14)
first year (of an imperial era); year something (important) first happened or began
Wood Dragon (41st year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1904, 1964, 2024)
praying for the coming of a deity; ceremonial transfer of a divided tutelary deity to a new location
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
to win; to gain; to earn; to spread (one's name, etc.)
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
local Shinto deity; tutelary god
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
Shinto priest; chief Shinto priest (of a shrine); Welsh onion; pun in Buddhist monk jargon
Buddhist priest; bonze; layman dressed like a priest; person
Kaga (former province located in the south of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture)
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
twenty-first day of the month; twenty-one days
festival; feast; carnival
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
Lindera umbellata (species of spicebush); toothpick; natural wooden chopsticks (tea ceremony); black characters; black text
toothpick; skewer for eating moist wagashi (steel, bamboo, etc.)
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
(program of) entertainments; special events; exhibitions; amusements; attractions
parade float; festival float
portable shrine (carried in festivals); palanquin; buttocks; lower back
transferral of a sacred object from its place of enshrinement; imperial procession
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
cats and dogs (as an example of a bad relationship); (lit.) dogs and monkeys
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
this and that; one thing or another
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy