hammered mark; hammered pattern
staff to which shide are attached to make a go-hei
veranda with bamboo flooring
making something widely known; introduction; debut; announcement; unveiling
Vajrapani; wielder of the vajra
Virupaksa (Buddhist deity)
knock on wood; touch wood; heaven forbid; God help me; absit omen!
man-eating shark (esp. great white shark)
invoking disaster upon one's mortal enemy; Confusion to the enemy!
Watanabe No Tsuna (953-1025)
facing one's opponent head-on and winning via overwhelmingly superior strength or skill; match in which a yokozuna overpowers his opponent
slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient
thick; dull (blunt); viscous
it is not everything to ...
to be saucy (of children); to be impudent; to be cheeky; to be sassy; to be precocious
personal god (i.e. a god who has human form, emotions, etc.)
O Great God of Arms, I beseech your aid against my enemy!
type of hakama worn in ancient times
to leave one's post; to walk out on one's job
the more one looks (at it) the more...
Gozu Tenno (deity said to be the Indian god Gavagriva)
wing length (esp. of a bird); wingspan (esp. of an aircraft)
Chinese "Dipper" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
common gypsophila (Gypsophila elegans); baby's breath; babies' breath; soaproot
zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects
old ceremonial court dress
at one time; some time ago; once
precipice; steep (e.g. mountain pass)
Doll's Festival (March 3); Girls' Festival; Peach Festival
measure taken too late; measure taken in haste
outer gardens of Meiji Shrine
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
tidbit; titbit; digression; sidebar; snippet