to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
bad luck; bad fortune; evil; wickedness
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
existence; possession; having; limited company
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
unremitting effort; dogged perseverance; unswerving loyalty
Okuninushi; deity of magic and medicine later viewed as equivalent to Daikokuten and celebrated at Izumo Grand Shrine
ancestor worshipped as a deity
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
departure; leaving; going away; recession
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
10^12; 1,000,000,000,000; trillion; sign; omen; indication
contrary to one's wishes; gone awry; gone amiss; short of money; in financial difficulty
future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
many; a lot; much; multitude
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
clause; paragraph; argument; term (of an equation); (arch.) nape (of the neck)
especially; particularly; unusually; (arch.) additionally
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
lowly people (Edo period); eta
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
cleaning with a cloth (floors, etc.); dirty work; low-level work; apprentice work
to begin; to set about; to start
mysterious disappearance; being spirited away
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
to say goodbye; to bid farewell