swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to animate; to liven up; to cheer up
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
grace (of God); divine favour; benefit; efficacy
to enclose (a word, letter, symbol, etc.) with a circle
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to quit; to resign; to decline; to turn down
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
genital organ; genitalia; sexual organ; reproductive organ
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
how; in what way; by what means
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
fortune-telling; divination
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
Jin dynasty (of China; 265-420 CE); Chin dynasty
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
Shimane (prefecture); (arch.) island country
Hiroshima (city, prefecture)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
ancient Shinto music and dancing
more than anything; above all else
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
relation; connection; relevance
to have gooseflesh (e.g. from cold or horror)
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil