serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
Gozu Tenno (deity said to be the Indian god Gavagriva)
Susanoo-no-Mikoto (deity, younger brother to Amaterasu)
crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
oath; vow; pledge; covenant
to establish one's innocence; to prove oneself right; to prove one's identity
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
hidden; concealed; unknown; passing away; dying; death
to be answerable (for); to take the blame
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
plan; trick; plot; stratagem; scheme; trap
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat
United Kingdom; Britain; English (language)
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
wise person; virtuous person; sage; unrefined sake
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
another; different; separate; discrete
tower-shaped wooden talisman; apron-shaped straw deity to ward off disease
Gion Festival (in Kyoto during the month of July, with high point on the 17th)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
cogon grass ring (through which people pass during summer purification rites)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
communicable disease control (e.g. by quarantine, disinfection, etc.); prevention of epidemics
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
parade float; festival float
to draw around (e.g. a curtain); to drag around; to take (someone) around; to parade around; to order about; to lead