fruit eating; eating fruit
pressure of business; busy
virgin consecrated to a deity; shrine maiden; (spiritualistic) medium
field of early-blooming (or ripening) rice
to kowtow (to bow from a kneeling position such that the forehead touches the ground); to prostrate oneself; to give a deep, reverent bow
the autumn sun sets as quickly as a bucket dropping into a well
shallow clogs (worn by nobles; originally made of leather, later made of black lacquered paulownia)
ceremony for the repose of a departed soul
to wipe out; to put an end to
lascivious woman; lewd woman; prostitute
no big deal; no match; not worth worrying about
grudge; complaint; reproach
to be possessed by a god; to not act like oneself; to behave oddly; to be awesome; to be extreme
the ancestral Sun Goddess
fresh (e.g. fish); lively; spirited; animated
paper, cloth, wood, etc. representation of a sacred object; paper doll used in purification rites
to perfume clothes by burning incense
dharani; spell; litany; Sanskrit multi-syllabic chant
appearance; features; looks
(leading) someone by the nose
biting into a whole fruit (esp. apple)
seedlessness; seedless fruit; lacking the material needed to do something
to fulfill one's responsibility
to play dumb; to feign innocence
sorceress; medium; female fortuneteller
to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to suck up (to); to toady (to)
fish-shaped; fish-like; pisciform
god who spreads infectious diseases; god of pestilence
to whomever; to anybody at all
powerful deity (sometimes impetuous); miraculous spirit