vermilion (colour); cinnabar
charm against evil spirits; talisman; amulet
vermillion (colour); cinnabar; vermillion (pigment); cinnabar ink stick; correction written in red ink
red earth (i.e. containing cinnabar or minium); vermilion
mercury sulfide (esp. mercuric sulfide, HgS, but also mercurous sulfide, Hg2S) (sulphide)
kanreki; one's 60th birthday (or 61st in the traditional age reckoning system) when one has lived through a full sexagenary cycle
padded sleeveless kimono jacket; Japanese vest
Catholic; Catholicism; Catholic Church
cardinal (Catholic Church)
rain and wind; driving rain; the elements
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
(act of) building (temple, monument, etc.); erection
older sister; lass; young lady
paying no heed to; not caring about; taking no notice of
hakama; pleated skirt or loose-legged trousers worn over a kimono mainly on ceremonial occasions; (leaf) sheath; (sake bottle) stand
dismantling a (historic) building and reconstructing it elsewhere
main hall (of a Shinto shrine); main shrine; inner sanctuary
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
Lord; Highness; (arch.) you
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
to backfire; to have a harmful result
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
open; spacious; extensive
flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
agricultural soldiers; colonizers; colonisers
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
being dotted about; being scattered; being interspersed
grove of the village shrine
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
to run out; to rush out; to start running; to begin to run; to break into a run
pitiful; pathetic; painful (to look at)
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
dehydration (removal of water); desiccation; spinning (laundry); spin cycle; dehydration (abnormal loss of body water)