windfall; piece of good luck
strawberry field; strawberry patch
to turn a deaf ear to; to not listen to; to not get the message
extending stay (somewhere)
associated shrine (i.e. auxiliary shrine, subordinate shrine, etc.)
the three main Shinto gods: Amaterasu Omikami, Tsukuyomi no Mikoto and Susano-o no Mikoto; three precious children
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
Sarutahiko (Shinto god); Sarudahiko; Sarutabiko; Sarudabiko
kagura hall (at a shrine); sacred dance stage
Ise pilgrimage; pilgrimage to the Ise Grand Shrine; Ise pilgrim
cutting ingredients into decorative shapes (e.g. vegetables)
already; as early as; at the earliest; at the soonest
to set a ladder up against
to learn a lesson (usu. from an unpleasant experience); to be good for someone
spiny lobster (esp. Japanese spiny lobster, Panulirus japonicus)
constable; method of catching criminals
main temple; main building of a shrine; alternate name for the Shishiden; Hall for State Ceremonies; central building of a palace; State Chamber
staying overnight without meals
period; full stop; piri; Korean double reed instrument
posting (e.g. a notice); displaying; putting up
to give birth to; to have a stomachache
moon; Tsukuyomi (god of the Moon in Shinto and mythology)
abbreviated form of a Chinese character; simplified character; acronym; abbreviation
to shave off; to scrape off
from the beginning; from scratch
to change; to shift; to come and go
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
to get warm; to become warm
vertical stripes; striped fabric
as if nothing had happened
Kona (variety of Hawaiian coffee)
to go into labor; to go into labour
turban shell (any mollusc of the family Turbinidae, esp. the horned turban, Turbo cornutus)
sal (tree) (Shorea robusta); saul; Japanese stewartia (Stewartia pseudocamellia)
for crying out loud!; for chrissakes!; denotes shock at ignorance
dark clouds gather; threatening signs emerge; trouble is afoot
shelving (a play, movie, etc.); closing down; cancelling; rice storehouse of the Edo shogunate