sacred treasure; the three sacred treasures (sword, jewel, mirror); implement used in religious ceremonies
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
ancestral; hereditary; generation after generation; passing from father to son
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
Lord; Highness; (arch.) you
genealogy; lineage; family tree; pedigree
to write (a play, book, filmscript, etc.)
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
to find the resolve (to do); to make up one's mind (with); to act on a thought
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
cloudy sky; overcast sky; cloudy weather
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
careful reading; reading thoroughly; perusal
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
sect; denomination; tenets (of a religious sect)
relative rank accorded the gods of Shintoism
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
Kōtai Shrine (main shrine of the Inner Ise Shrine)
outer shrine of the Ise Grand Shrine
Toyouke Shrine (the outer shrine of Ise Shrine); Toyuke Shrine
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
pilgrimage (esp. to the Ise Grand Shrine)
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
to be (deeply) touched by; to be struck by
widely; extensively; far and wide; everywhere; all around; generally
mutation; change; transition