rare; strange; odd; peculiar
Japanese-Chinese; Japan and China
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
to be absorbed in reading
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
eccentric; crank; oddball
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to enrich; to make wealthy
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes); inarizushi
hokora; small wayside shrine
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
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
first rank in the hierarchy of the government; highest rank given to a shrine
relative rank accorded the gods of Shintoism
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
one thin flat object; one sheet
aburaage; thin deep-fried slices of tofu; frying in oil; deep-fried food
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
front of (the main building of) a shrine
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
bowing one's head (in respect or worship); worship; respectfully yours
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
Bhaisajyaguru; Pindola; The Healing Buddha
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
my dear; (lit.) my Buddha
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
grace (of God); divine favour; benefit; efficacy
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
day by day; every day; by the day
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
since then; from that time; ever since
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline