(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
nationwide; countrywide; national; throughout the country
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
mountainous region; mountainous district; hilly district
Iga (former province located in the west of present-day Mie Prefecture)
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
Wuhuan (proto-Mongolic nomadic people)
famous sword; excellent sword
10^44; hundred tredecillion
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
disinheritance; disowning
self restraint; moderating one's behaviour; penitence; confinement to one's home; house arrest
to order; to command; to appoint
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
castle site; ruins of a castle
shaking (something) out; starting point; beginning; drawing (e.g. of a bill); issue; throw (of dice); infusion (remedy)
pilgrimage; walking tour; travelling (on foot)
Three Main Kumano Shrines (Kumano Hongu Taisha, Kumano Nachi Taisha, Kumano Hayatama Taisha)
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
Kyoto-Osaka; Kyoto and Osaka
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
leaving everything to Buddha's providence; depending on others; leaving things to others
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
Motoori Norinaga (1730-1801)
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
cooking stove; burner (gas, electric, etc.); range; cooktop; hob
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion