house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
house of a prince of the blood
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
representative; exemplary; model
torch procession to drive away crop-eating insects
small dried sardines or anchovies (gomame) cooked almost to dryness in soy sauce and sugar; tilling a rice field; person who tills a paddy field
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
cold water; cold sake; cold; cool
Buddhist saint; man of high repute; guest of honor; guest of honour
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
slope; slanting surface; bevel
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
Commentary on the Kojiki (by Motoori Norinaga, 1798)
hermit crab; renting a house; tenant
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
chasm; interstice; crevice; vulva; slit; cunt
(through) a layman's eyes
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
exterior; surface; outside; outward appearance; looks
(arch.) gourd; (arch.) calabash; (arch.) bottle gourd; dried gourd, used as flask
quiver (of arrows; cylindrical)
salesperson; shop assistant; hawker; (arch.) male prostitute
to flow down; to run down
mountain recess; deep in the mountains
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
plunge basin; waterfall lake; plunge pool; basin under a waterfall
always; constantly; constancy; eternity; permanent residence
counter for tours, cycles, rounds, circuits, etc.
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom