millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
Emperor Ingyou; Ingyou Tenno
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
to die; to lay down life's burden
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
waterfowl; water bird; shorebird
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
almost every day; almost daily
(this) shrine; (this) company; (this) firm
strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number
principal object of worship at a temple (usu. a buddha or bodhisattva); principal image; idol; the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter
to pick up; to find; to gather
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
spirit world; underworld; the next world
remarkable; striking; obvious
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
autumn festival; fall festival
egoma (type of perilla); Perilla frutescens var. frutescens
heavenly king; Gozu Tenno (deity said to be the Indian god Gavagriva)
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
symbol; emblem; mental image; representation; idea
Ōsumi (former province located in the east of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture, including the Amami Islands)
Sugawara no Michizane (845-903)
win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
several; various; divergent; conflicting; different; diverse
(our) company; (my) company; small company; small shrine
transferral of a sacred object from its place of enshrinement; imperial procession
Boy's Day celebration (May 5)
carp streamer; carp banner