to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
dissemination; scattering; sprinkling; spraying
Shinto ritual in which a shaman or priest soaks bamboo grass in boiling water and sprinkles the water on worshippers (originally a form of divination, later a purification ceremony, now primarily used to pray for good health)
ancient Shinto music and dancing
source (e.g. of a river); headwaters; origin of something continuous (language, culture, etc.)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
when it becomes; when it comes to
portable shrine (carried in festivals); palanquin; buttocks; lower back
to come and go; to go back and forth
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
it is not (like that) either
injured person; wounded person; casualty
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
danger; peril; hazard; risk
meaning; significance; sense
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
feeling; sense; impression
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
although I say; although one might say; although called
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
innumerable; countless; numberless
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
hornet larva (esp. of yellowjacket species Vespula flaviceps); bee larva
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
to spend time (on doing something)