special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to have meaning; to be meaningful
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
official document; archives
by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand
charm; incantation; spell; curse
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
peafowl (incl. the male peacock, female peahen, and young peachick)
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
spell; curse; dharani; mantra
sutra; Buddhist scriptures
sacred books; sutras; scriptures; Bible
import; importation; introduction; afferent
En no Ozunu (634-c.700) (founder of Shugendō)
supernatural power; divine power; magical power
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
Saichou; Saichou (founder of the Tendai sect) (767-822)
Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
I see; that's right; indeed
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
charm; talisman; tally; sign; mark; fu
epidemic; plague; pestilence
special; particular; peculiar; unique
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
materials; data; document
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
folklore studies; folkloristics