instruction; teaching; guidance; informing
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
magic; sorcery; incantation
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; cleaning; removing; trap
Shugendō practitioner; mountain ascetic; Shugendō
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
mole (Talpidae spp., esp. the small Japanese mole, Mogera imaizumii)
catchphrase; promotional line; slogan
sushi; range of dishes made with vinegared rice combined with fish, vegetables, egg, etc.
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
to get between; to be caught in
demonstration; parade; show of strength
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
late at night; small hours of the morning
day of the Boar in the month of the Boar (the 10th month in the lunar calendar)
being apt to; being liable to; being inclined to
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
imperial court; royal court
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
day of the boar in the tenth month; mochi eaten on the day of the boar (esp. at the time of the boar)
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
new straw; straw from the current year; rice seedlings boiled and dried and then tied into a woman's hair to chase evil spirits away
Japanese ginger (Zingiber mioga); myoga ginger; mioga ginger
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
recipient; receiver; skilled practitioner (of judo, sumo, etc.); person who picks up the cards (in karuta games)
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
with a boing; with a sproing; with a crack; with a pop; (hitting) with vigour; with a kick
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
day-of-the-Boar mochi (made with new grains)
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
Yamaguchi Prefecture (Chūgoku area)
one part; one portion; one section
rope; cord; policeman's rope
(in) the air; midair; sky
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up