compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
violent (fight); slashing and striking; hand-to-hand
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
but; however; provided that
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
level; standard; water level
outside of; not covered by
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
cold-blooded; unfeeling; heartless; heart of stone; inconsiderate
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
historical play; period drama
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
Shimane prefecture (Chūgoku area)
eastern part; the east (of a region)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
meaning; significance; sense
moonless sky (poetic usage)
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
existence; possession; having; limited company
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
reason; cause; circumstances
Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters; Japan's oldest historical record
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
Nihon Shoki; Nihongi; Chronicles of Japan
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)