life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
Son of God; Jesus Christ; child of an emperor
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
young imperial prince; child of the imperial family; shrine dedicated to a child of the god of the main shrine; newly built shrine (to which a divided tutelary deity has just been transferred)
virginity (of a male); virgin; (Catholic) nun; sister
conception; fertilization; fertilisation
woman; lady; adult female
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
physiology; menstruation; one's period; menses
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
change of tone; variation (music); irregularity; modulation (in radio)
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
tendency; trend; inclination
coincident with; while; simultaneously
various; a variety of; all kinds of; many; diverse
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
take the opportunity to (do something else)
lightly; easily; carelessly
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
simply; merely; only; solely
similar instance; similar case; parallel case; analogy
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)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
Inaba (former province located in the east of present-day Tottori Prefecture)
tedious; lengthy; overlong; long-winded
sic; sic erat scriptum; the quoted matter has been transcribed exactly as found in the source text
taking excerpts; extraction
night chat; tale told at night; evening tea party (starting around 6pm); book of informal essays
constancy; integrity; fidelity; principle; faithfulness; honor
first volume (in set); volume one; book one
Kan'ei era (1624.2.30-1644.12.16)
(arch.) to be; (arch.) to be (location); sum of money
vice-minister (Meiji period); undersecretary
Bizen (former province located in the southeast of present-day Okayama Prefecture)