half-soled straw sandals; straw sandals which are designed only for the front half of the foot
rope; cord; policeman's rope
tying up; restraint; restriction; arrest
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
to conform to; to agree with; to be adapted to; to be based on
root; joint; base; crotch
manufacturing method; recipe; formula
combination; arrangement; distribution; marrying off
exhibition; display; putting on show
with this I (formal); by this I (formal)
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
manners and customs; folkways; usage
Deva gate; temple gate guarded by fierce Deva Kings; temple gate of the Nio
lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
highway route (Edo period); main route
man and horse; rider and horse; centaur
fortune-telling; divination
death (of an emperor); demise
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
tall tree; forest tree; arbor; arbour
(arch.) difference (from one another); (arch.) different thing; (arch.) other; unusual; extraordinary
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
votive picture (originally of horse)
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
ascending and descending; going up and down
charm against evil spirits; talisman; amulet
stranger; person from abroad
god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases; jinx; hoodoo; pest
path of righteousness; path of duty; right track; correct path
island in the southern sea (esp. Shikoku)
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin