evil spirits of rivers and mountains
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
setsubun; last day of winter in the traditional Japanese calendar (usu. February 3 or 4), day of the bean scattering ceremony; last day of any season (according to the traditional Japanese calendar)
ancestral spirit; collective of ancestral spirits which have lost their individualities; ancestor deified as a kami; spirit of a kami
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
evil spirit; demon; devil
rakshasa; man-eating demon in Hinduism and Buddhism
visit (from abroad); introduction (from abroad); importation
change in appearance; transformation
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
calamity; disaster; accident
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
powerful local clan; local strongman
Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
Kumaso (ancient Japanese people resident to southern Kyushu)
Atypus karschi (Asian species of mygalomorph spider); tsuchigumo (people of ancient Japan who were not subjects of the Yamato court)
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
the Kojiki and Nihon-shoki
Lord; Highness; (arch.) you
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
zun (ancient Chinese wine vessel, usu. made of bronze); (arch.) honorific prefix referring to the listener; counter for buddhas
Izumo (former province located in the east of present-day Shimane Prefecture)
Aki (former province located in the west of present-day Hiroshima Prefecture)
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
Kawachi (former province located in the east of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
suppression; repression; subjugation
conquest; subjugation; overcoming
invisibly; secretly; privately
subordination; servitude; servility; subordinate; underling
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
family; relatives; dependents; household
solemn; respectful; reverent; silent; quiet