to be attacked by a disease
ex-husband; former husband
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
story; tale; talk; discussion
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
Amaterasu Ōmikami (sun goddess)
person conducting a ritual; priest directing a ceremony; chief priest; conducting a ritual
Amenominakanushi (first god and the source of the universe according to Shinto)
(ancient) Japan; Yamato kingdom; state of Yamato; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
enshrinement of two or more deities in one building of a shrine; shrine building dedicated to two or more deities
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
power spot; spiritual hot spot; location said to be flowing with mystical energy
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
wherein; therein; thereinto
prayer (for something); supplication
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
visitor (to a shrine or temple)
bowing one's head (in respect or worship); worship; respectfully yours
words; writing; ci (form of Chinese poetry); independent word
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
votive tablet; wooden tablet usu. filled out with a prayer and one's name and hung up at a shrine or temple; orig. picturing a horse, as a stand-in for a donation of a live horse
marriage; marriage tie; love knot; spiritual connection (to a person, object); spiritual tie; fated connection