senior priest (serving under the chief priest and associate chief priest); priest (below chief priest and above junior priest); grasshopper; locust
Shinto priest; Shinto priesthood
sound; tone; note; ring; chirp
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
written prayer for a shrine or Buddhist temple
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
Chinese classical writing; Chinese classics; writing composed entirely of kanji
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
before god; before an altar
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
hosho paper; emperor's message; shogun's message
beginning; opening; start; outset
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
Great Bodhisattva Hachiman (title of Hachiman due to Shinto-Buddhist syncretism)
magnificent imperial reign
ancestral shrine (temple); mausoleum (of one's ancestors); Imperial mausoleum
restoration; revival; resurgence
miraculous god; wonder-working god
(arch.) to be; (arch.) to be (at a location); sum of money
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
working earnestly; sincerity; diligence; effort; pains
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; indeed; really