visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
Mt Tsukuba (in Ibaraki Pref.)
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
cooking; food preparation
food offering to the gods; prepared food
calico (pattern); tortoiseshell-and-white; calico cat; tortoiseshell-and-white cat
meal; Emperor's meal; meal of a noble; high-quality (of a food or drink); premium
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
the West; the Occident; Western countries
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
Son of God; Jesus Christ; child of God; Christian; prodigy; young ace
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
Son of God; Jesus Christ; child of an emperor
youthful; young; young-looking
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
spoken language; spoken words; language
crown prince; Prince Shōtoku
one or two; a few; small number
morning sickness; hyperemesis gravidarum
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
one place; the same place; (arch.) one person
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
scattered; separated; dispersed
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
to attempt; to test; to try out