new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
high-status Shinto shrine with connection to imperial family; imperial Shinto shrine
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
to be erected; to be built
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
people; men and women; each person; everybody
visit to a shrine or temple; paying homage at a shrine or temple
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
surname; family name; last name
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
(United States of) America; USA
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity