urine; piss; pee; breaking a contract
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
Kōbō Daishi (774-835 CE; founder of Shingon Buddhism and renowned calligrapher)
warfare; the maelstrom of war; disorder brought about by war
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy
nine-tailed fox; old, golden-furred fox with nine tails and shapeshifting powers used to fool humans; orig. a Chinese mystical beast whose appearance was considered auspicious
China and India; far away
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. lie); specious; seemingly truthful
somehow; for some reason or other
large, bald-headed monster; giant; large, bald man; big baldy; large monk
to cast a shadow; to appear; to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
wildly enthusiastic; crazy (about something)
deeply religious; devout; godly; faithful
Nandikesvara (Ganesh in the Buddhist pantheon)
heavenly god; heavenly gods; spirit of Sugawara no Michizane; Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit); pit of a dried plum; dried plum; tenjin hairstyle
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
warding off disaster; protecting against misfortune
visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
accident; emergency; calamity
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to be satisfied; to be sated; to be satiated
house mouse (Mus musculus)
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster
a large number; all sorts; hundreds and thousands
weariness; fatigue; languor; boredom; tedium; ennui
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into