different school (e.g. of ikebana)
kana orthography; syllabary spelling
distance between outstretched thumb and middle finger (approx. 18 cm)
return to the divine through spiritual quietude
patricians (ancient Roman nobility)
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
ceremony for moving a deity to a new site
leaning out of a car or train window
grilled eggplant; fried eggplant
all one's life; throughout one's life; as long as one lives
ceremony honouring the spirits of ancestors (esp. the Bon festival)
collection of stories (esp. myths, legends, etc.)
residential road; residential street; neighborhood road
ridgepole-raising; setting up of the framework of a house
portable shrine (carried in festivals); buttocks; lower back; waist
ice milk; ice cream-like product (category) containing at least 10% milk solids and at least 3% milk fat; iced milk
god who bestows happiness upon people
right of first night; jus primae noctis; droit du seigneur
half-awake voice; sleepy voice; voice of when one has just woken up
a sentence; one sentence; (short) piece of writing
man who doesn't adhere to traditional masculinity, esp. with women and careers; herbivore man
different form; different shape