to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
learned priest pursuing his studies
(American) Indian; Native American; Indian
black person; (arch.) woman in the nightlife business; (arch.) demimondaine; (arch.) geisha and prostitutes
(giving) birth; childbirth; delivery; confinement
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
hereditary custom; surviving tradition; teachings passed down from previous generations
point in common; common feature
to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate
older brother; elder brother
Nihon Shoki; Nihongi; Chronicles of Japan
9th in rank; ninth sign of the Chinese calendar
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
devil; evil spirit; genie
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
mahi-mahi (Coryphaena hippurus); common dolphinfish; dolphin; dorado
origin of a word; derivation of a word; etymology
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
classification for Japanese verb with the dictionary form ending in "dzu"; "da" column or row of the kana syllabary
the "ra" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ra, ri, ru, re, ro)
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
kanji used as a phonetic symbol, instead of for the meaning; phonetic-equivalent character; substitute character; kanji used for their meaning, irrespective of reading
savage; barbarian; aboriginal
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
the five festivals (January 7, March 3, May 5, July 7 and September 9)
to dance; to perform a dance
high-status Shinto shrine with connection to imperial family; imperial Shinto shrine
senior priest (of a Shinto shrine, below chief priest and deputy chief priest); grasshopper; locust
religious abstinence; purification
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
seed stock; seed grain; foundation seed; pure breed; original strain; ancestor
to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)