October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
years of (someone's) birth and death
grand shrine; famous shrine; Izumo Grand Shrine
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
Buddhist incantation using chanting, drumbeating, and dancing
show; performance; act; entertainment industry; show business
slope; inclination; tendency; trend; slope (of a linear function)
disguising oneself as a man; dressing as a man (for a woman); male clothing
wildly enthusiastic; crazy (about something)
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to win; to gain; to earn; to spread (one's name, etc.)
ban; prohibition; interdiction; injunction
bhikkhuni (fully ordained Buddhist nun); Indonesia
cervical spinal cord; cervical cord
respiratory center; respiratory centre
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
plane; sharpen; whittle; pare; shave (leather); scrape off
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
together; mutually; fellow
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
succession to headship of a family
situation (turn of events) being unfavorable (disadvantageous)
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane)
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
(the products of) culture or civilization (civilisation)