was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
Izanagi; male deity who fathered Japan and the sun, moon, and storm gods
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
Izanami; female deity who gave birth to Japan and the sun, moon, and storm gods
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
country; territory; domain; realm
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
Ebisu; god of fishing and commerce
god of fire (in Japanese mythology, usu. Kagutsuchi no Kami)
Hades; hell; underworld; underground spring
Amaterasu; sun goddess who is the ancestress of the Imperial House of Japan
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
eldest child; oldest child; first child; eldest son; oldest son
to count on one's fingers; to count down the days (in anticipation); to look forward to
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
and so; therefore; for that reason
spite; frustration; vexation
going to and fro; back and forth
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
bright; cheerful; in high spirits; clear (sky); cloudless; sunny
world history; international history
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
big craze; boom; popular trend; widespread contagion; large outbreak
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
copy; photocopy; book jacket blurb; (advertising) slogan
to make do errands; to set to scutwork
touché; you've got me there
scheming; planning; maneuvering; manoeuvring; plotting
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
busy; having no time (for)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system