adlay (Coix lacryma-jobi var. ma-yuen); Job's tears; coixseed; tear grass; adlai
place names used during the Ritsuryo period
Emperor Keikou; Keikou Tenno
food offering to the gods; prepared food
to rest in peace; to attain eternal rest; to gain recognition; to get on in the world
two directions; both directions; two-way; bidirectional
raised tatami-floored seating area (usu. in a Japanese restaurant); small separate dining room
Emperor Oujin; Oujin Tenno
obi and cord fasteners (for a kimono)
Yomotsu Hirasaka (slope that leads to the land of the dead)
ancestor worshipped as a deity
Ise pilgrimage; pilgrimage to the Ise Grand Shrine; Ise pilgrim
blind man; masseur (usu. blind)
female fox; vixen; she-fox; woman who deceives men
sturdy spirit; bold; daring; brave; valiant; undaunted
outer shrine of the Ise Grand Shrine
to find oneself fearful; to have an awful time
alas; regrettably; to my great regret; tragically
to put heads together; to gather (for discussion); to go into a huddle
Sun Goddess; Amaterasu Ōmikami
autumn-leaf viewing; fall-leaf viewing
Emperor Jimmu; Jimmu Tenno
main temple; main building of a shrine; alternate name for the Shishiden; Hall for State Ceremonies; central building of a palace; State Chamber
two-storied gate; tower gate
rough-hewn; incomplete; unrefined; still in the process of being formed
ladder form of "high" kanji
moon; Tsukuyomi (god of the Moon in Shinto and mythology)
food of the mountains (wild game, mountain vegetables, mushrooms, etc.); fruits of the land
staying for two or more nights in a row (e.g. at a hotel)
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
to get warm; to become warm
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning