miso lees; miso strainings; miso dregs; child who is made light of; child who is left out of games; immature child or person
Emperor Koukaku; Koukaku Tenno (1771-1840 CE, reigning: 1779-1817 CE)
needlework; sewing; seamstress
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
wiles and cunning; craftiness and treachery
"day of the ghost" (an extremely auspicious day on the lunar calendar for everything but weddings)
shabby clothes and an old hat
to strike someone dumb with astonishment
mediocre; inferior; commonplace; foolish; stupid
may the presiders over warriors be my vanguard (nine-character charm chanted to ward off evil)
You'll pay for this!; You'd better keep your mouth shut!
winning techniques where the opponent is thrown without close bodily contact
act of disobedience (betrayal); violation; breach; infraction; infringement
land of eternally tranquil light (highest realm in Tendai Buddhism)
threefold truth (all things are void; all things are temporary; all things are in the middle state between these two) (in Tendai)
doctor; PhD; Dr.; expert; learned person
rank of the emperor; imperial throne
elder; senior; wife's father; father-in-law
between the devil and the deep sea; out of the frying pan into the fire
Mahesvara (Shiva in the Buddhist pantheon)
Izanagi; male deity who fathered Japan and the sun, moon, and storm gods
discriminated-against people; group of people suffering discrimination
wild and domestic animals; livestock
most formal form of a prayer
sea god; Poseidon; Neptune; sea; ocean
scruffy; unconcerned about one's personal appearance; rough and uncouth vigor (vigour)
fight; struggle; conflict
Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica)
posthumous name (based the deeds one has performed in their lifetime)