to shake off; to throw off
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
paying an unannounced visit; rudeness
the five colours: green, yellow, red, white and black; the five colors; five-coloured porcelain; five-colored porcelain
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
(arch.) it is not so; no; never mind
to change (cars or horses); to transfer; to possess; to inspire
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
(with a) whizzing sound; sound of something whizzing by
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
Onbashira Festival; log-dragging festival held once every six years in Suwa, Nagano
Shinano (former province located in present-day Nagano Prefecture and parts of Gifu Prefecture)
great god; gracious deity; miracle-working god
surname; family name; last name
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)
herculean strength; mountain carrier-guide
Buddhist temple within a Shinto shrine; temple attached to a shrine
inspection; audit; judgement; judgment
god of war; (fig.) war hero
order; command; life; destiny; fate
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
four (long cylindrical things)
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
at the bedside where one dreams
powerless; helpless; incompetent
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
shaking one's legs (usu. unconsciously); tapping one's foot; fidgeting (of the legs); (arch.) very slight movement