inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
vermilion (colour); cinnabar
torii (Shinto shrine archway)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
Shinto priest; Shinto priesthood
kariginu; informal clothes worn by the nobility from the Heian period onwards; patterned kariginu (Edo period)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
heigh-ho; heave-ho; alley oop
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish); meat at the base of a fin
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
frank; candid; outspoken; unreserved
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
Shinto priest; chief priest (of a Shinto shrine); Welsh onion
to dye; to colour; to color
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
possession; having (on one's person); carrying (with one)
permission; approval; authorization; license
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
valuable article; valuables
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy