end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
how long; how far; how much
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
and yet; though; when; in spite of
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
surgical method; operative method; surgical technique; technique; mechanism of a jutsu
catalpa bow; spirit bow; bow used to summon spirits, made of Japanese cherry birch, catalpa, or other wood
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
to draw a bow; to oppose; to defy; to disobey one's superiors
middle section of a song (in gagaku or noh)
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
ghost; spirit; apparition; spiritual body; causal body
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
power; might; authority; influence
ritual purification; cleansing of crimes, impurities, etc.
ritual prayer; invocation of the gods participating in a rite; congratulatory address
report to the throne; reporting to the emperor; reporting to the monarch; offering (a prayer) to the deity
High Plain of Heaven (home of the gods)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
Lord; Highness; (arch.) you
ancestor worshipped as a deity
Izanagi-no-Mikoto; Izanagi; male deity who fathered Japan and the sun, moon, and storm gods
Tsukushi (former province located in northern Kyūshū; later split into Chikuzen and Chikugo); Kyūshū
tachibana orange (Citrus tachibana)
small gate; side gate; wicket gate; side door