prohibition against women entering a sacred area
ahead; further on; beyond (this place); before this; prior to this; earlier
appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a printing type)
this world; earthly world; secular society; ordinary world; everyday life; workaday world
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
mountain god; one's wife (esp. a nagging wife); roughskin sculpin (Trachidermus fasciatus)
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
peep; peeping; peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures
flying bird; soaring bird
fragment; one of the group or party
high ground; plateau; heights
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
deep realization (realisation); profound realization; one's faith being transmitted to a deity and one's wish then being granted; unexpectedly obtaining something
inner sanctum; inner temple; inner shrine; sanctuary; chancel
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
dragon's den; auspicious place for a temple, town, etc. to be built (feng shui)
to call a person's attention (to)
to spread one's roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.)
to stop communicating; to never be heard from again; to lose contact
more and more; increasingly; extremely; very
hut (esp. on a mountain); shack; refuge; shanty
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
needle-point holder (in ikebana); frog
Pinaceae (family of pine trees)
spruce tree (esp. Picea jezoensis hondoensis, a variety of Ezo spruce)
grayish white; greyish white
Veitch's silver fir (Abies veitchii)