ritual prayer; invocation of the gods participating in a rite; congratulatory address
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
sal (tree) (Shorea robusta); saul; Japanese stewartia (Stewartia pseudocamellia)
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
dragon god; dragon king; naga
box-shaped; box-type; boxy
islander; inhabitant of an island
dedication; offering; presentation; oblation
lawsuit; suit; (legal) action; litigation
to use (as a tool) for one's own advantage; to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
focal point; nodal point; node
agricultural technology; farming techniques
eruption; volcanic eruption
all over the island; throughout the island; on the island
insisting (unreasonably); obstinate insistence; far-fetched argument; arguing against all reason
grasping (with one's bare hands); holding; grabbing; seizing; catching
seafood; products of the sea; marine products; fruits of the sea
shellfish; seashell; shell
to be busy at work; to work diligently
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
taking command of a corps in a battle; command exercised by the leader of a group
shōchū; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.
with a gulp (e.g. drinking alcohol); in a single gulp; with glug
separate; special; another; separately
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
party in full swing; party at its peak
singing at the top of one's voice
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
ox carriage (for Heian-era nobles); oxcart
leader (of an alliance); leading power
to hold in one's mouth; to bring with; to take along
scattered; separated; dispersed
to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
loophole; crenel; crenelle; arrow-slit