nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
historical play; period drama
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
(Edo-period) town magistrate
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
blizzard of falling cherry blossoms; flurry of falling cherry blossoms
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
to dance down (leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
new leaves; young leaves; fresh verdure
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
cherry tree in leaf; cherry tree whose blossoms have fallen, revealing the young leaves
every region of the country; all corners of the country; nationwide
Inaba (former province located in the east of present-day Tottori Prefecture)
inheritance; something given or received
Izumo Fudoki (description of the culture, climate, etc. of Izumo province; 733 CE)
Harima Fudoki (description of the culture, climate, etc. of Harima province; 715 CE)
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
Okuninushi; deity of magic and medicine later viewed as equivalent to Daikokuten and celebrated at Izumo Grand Shrine
Okuninushi; deity of magic and medicine later viewed as equivalent to Daikokuten and celebrated at Izumo Grand Shrine
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
descendant; posterity; offspring
Son of God; child of an emperor
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
marriage proposal; courtship
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment
two times; twice; two degrees
serious wound; serious injury
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
group engaged in some activity (players, companies, forces, etc.)
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
being in love with each other
to attempt; to test; to try out