knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
folk tale; folktale; folk story; folklore
Kyoto Prefecture (Kinki area)
the six realms (Deva realm, Asura realm, Human realm, Animal realm, Hungry Ghost realm, Naraka realm)
crossroads; crossing; intersection; street
each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)
universal; omnipresent; ubiquitous
folklore studies; folkloristics
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
unclean; dirty; bathroom; toilet (room); (arch.) menstruation; (arch.) menses
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people
orthodoxy; (Greek) orthodox church
tray; family; household; Obon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
sutra; Buddhist scriptures
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
Buddhist thought; Buddhist concept
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
for (some) doubtful points to remain
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
in the same way as; just like
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
eastern Japan (usu. east of the Chūbu region)
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
close connection; deep involvement; close relationship
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas