Shinto rites; Shinto style
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
in accordance with the situation
issue; offspring; paternal blood
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
ascetic; pilgrim; devotee
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
great purification; purification rite performed twice a year, before daijōsai and after major disasters
furigana; kana printed above or next to kanji to indicate pronunciation
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
mourning; mourning period; anniversary of one's death
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
High Plain of Heaven (home of the gods)
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to complete decisively; to do to completion
to be infected; to be contagious
weakening; emaciation; decline
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
spoken language; spoken words; language
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
Minister of the Imperial Household