to sweep clean; to brush clean
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil; (arch.) cordoning off; (arch.) cordoning-off sign
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to rotate; to think over; to consider
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
lust; sexual appetite; carnal desire
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
the West; the Occident; Western countries
Tosa (former province located in present-day Kochi Prefecture)
Iyo (former province located in present-day Ehime Prefecture)
conduct; behavior; behaviour; being pregnant
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
fact; (a) truth; realistic portrayal of an ordinary event (by a wise man)
curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
form; shape; figure; morph
romantic story; colorful story; colourful story; highly embellished story
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
book or scroll that has been handed down through generations; book of secrets; delivering a letter
Aki (former province located in the west of present-day Hiroshima Prefecture)
Iwami (former province located in the west of present-day Shimane Prefecture)
to bound; to set a boundary
Son of God; child of an emperor
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
meals exchanged by parishioners and priests
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
to be in charge of; to manage; to direct; to rule; to govern; to control
founder; originator; pioneer
system; institution; organization; organisation
for a long time; since long ago; from childhood; bright and early; early in the morning
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
wisdom; enlightenment; prajñā (one of the three divisions of the noble eightfold path); wisdom
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
outside (a region, area, etc.); out of range (of a mobile network, radar, etc.); outside the sphere (of influence, etc.); out of contention; out of reach
mental disorder; mental disease
history; pedigree; lineage