fire festival (often celebrating the absence of fires); New Year's ritual at Izumo Shrine; festival involving fire dedicated to the gods
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
preparation; provision; guarding
Boys' Festival paper-carp streamers
lush mountain; green mountain; grave; burial place
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
unlucky day (according to astrology); (previously a) death anniversary; purification and fast day
western part; the west (of a region); the West (United States)
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
equinoctial week (when Buddhist services are held); Buddhist services during the equinoctial week; nirvana
eternalness; forever unchanging; distant land over the sea; world of the dead
vowing to follow the precepts
creeping plant; creeper; vine; liana; liane
sweet flag (Acorus calamus); calamus; Japanese iris (Iris ensata var. ensata)
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
living thing; living creature; animal; life
fundoshi; loincloth; kimono underskirt; wrestler's ornamental apron
to disentangle; to untangle; to unravel; to relax; to soften; to relieve (e.g. stress, tension)
fundoshi; loincloth; kimono underskirt; wrestler's ornamental apron
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
therefore; for that reason; so; because of that
young man (in the Edo period, esp. one with forelocks who has not yet had his coming-of-age ceremony); young male prostitute; young kabuki actor (who may also act as a homosexual prostitute); younger partner in a homosexual relationship
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
patron god; tutelar deity; guardian deity; local deity
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
lucky; fortunate; timely; convenient