misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
to make a wish (to a god); to pray (for the fulfilment of a wish)
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
foxtail millet (Setaria italica); Italian millet (also Hungarian, German)
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
Lord; Highness; (arch.) you
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
God; god; ace; king; superior person
scholar of (ancient) Japanese literature and culture
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
Sun Goddess; Amaterasu Ōmikami
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
Izanagi; male deity who fathered Japan and the sun, moon, and storm gods
Izanami; female deity who gave birth to Japan and the sun, moon, and storm gods
Ebisu; god of fishing and commerce
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
connection; relation; linkage
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
rational; reasonable; logical
national holiday; festival day
March; third month of the lunar calendar
third day of the month; three days
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot