nonglutinous grain (not sticky enough to make mochi rice cakes)
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
pillow word; decorative word used prefixally in classical Japanese literature; preface; introduction
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
limit; localize; localise
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
considerably; fairly; quite
Hitachi (former province located in the major part of present-day Ibaraki Prefecture)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
recovery after childbirth; growth (of a child)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch.) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
face; looks; vestiges; trace
to have a relationship; to have relations
so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case
Izumo Fudoki (description of the culture, climate, etc. of Izumo province; 733 CE)
name of a god; name of a shrine
third principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; downward stroke
sign; indication; trace; somehow; for some reason; seeming to be
first Sanskrit alphabet letter; Africa; Awa (old province of Japan); (arch.) prefixed to names to show intimacy
addition; increase; Canada
technique; art; skill; move
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless