type of dance where the ground is stamped (Heian period)
state of ecstasy; state of rapture; trance; senile dementia
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
fields (of rice and other crops)
infection; contagion; becoming infected
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante); forty-five degree angle
demonstration; presentation; stage show; performance
the same place; the same address; the said place
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
chief; main; principal; main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
to be smeared; to be covered
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
nursemaid; nanny; babysitter; child-minding; babysitting
genital organ; genitalia; sexual organ; reproductive organ
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
only; merely; but; no more than
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
assisting; assistance; fostering; aiding
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
imprisonment; captive; prisoner
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
pair; the two; both persons; both things
music; old Japanese court music; gagaku
Wu; region in China, south of the lower Yangtze; Wu; Southern Wu; Wu; Eastern Wu
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
grand kagura performance at Ise; type of performance including the lion dance and juggling; Camellia japonica 'Daikagura' (cultivar of Japanese camellia)
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless