blotched snakehead (Channa maculata)
score counter (for multiples of kan)
bar; bolt (e.g. on door); double-arm lock; (rope) cinching
crude wood (i.e. with many knots)
tending to break out or project easily
master painter; great artist
the ancestral Sun Goddess
finally; barely; only just; gradually
moon; Tsukuyomi (god of the Moon in Shinto and mythology)
paper, cloth, wood, etc. representation of a sacred object; paper doll used in purification rites
to put one's life on the line
imperial coronation crown; celestial crown; crown worn by Buddha and celestial beings
person who guards flowers (esp. cherry blossoms); flower guard
ill-mannered; overbearing
divine possession; eccentric behavior; fanaticism
sorceress; medium; female fortuneteller
to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to suck up (to); to toady (to)
exceptional item; extraordinary product
streamlet; brooklet; rivulet
god who spreads infectious diseases; god of pestilence
powerful deity (sometimes impetuous); miraculous spirit
dyeing black; dyed black; dark
albatross (esp. the short-tailed albatross, Phoebastria albatrus)
pump priming; cause; impetus; spark
medicine man; shaman; faith healer; witch doctor; exorcist
god of flowers; flower spirit
throwing oneself to one's death; precipitating oneself to one's death; leaping to one's death
outer wall (e.g. castle); outer block (enclosure); outline; contour
dreadnought class (of warship)