immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires
lowly person; lowliness; I
genuine; authentic; true; real
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
giant; woodsman; alpinist
ancestor; forefather; foremother
Kunio Yanagita (1875.7.31-1962.8.8; folklorist)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
mountain folk; hermit; mountain wizard; word used as part of a pseudonym by artists, writers, etc.
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
bravery; courage; heroism
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to need; to demand; to take; to require
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
people; citizens; subjects; folk
Hayato; ethnic group which lived in Kyūshū in ancient times and opposed the state of Yamato; man from Kagoshima
to participate in; to take part in; to play a part in; to receive; to be given; to enjoy
to say; to be called; to do
(divine, historical or legendary) founder of an empire
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
exhibition; showing; displaying; putting on display
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
to move; to put elsewhere; to tidy; to put in order
Izanagi; male deity who fathered Japan and the sun, moon, and storm gods
something so heavy it must be pulled by a thousand men; pulling with strength of a thousand people
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
abortion; discontinuance; stoppage; suspension
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
(arch.) a weight; temple supervisor; town (of China)
young imperial prince; child of the imperial family; shrine dedicated to a child of the god of the main shrine; newly built shrine (to which a divided tutelary deity has just been transferred)