ascetic; pilgrim; devotee
Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes); inarizushi
seeing through; fluoroscopy; roentgenoscopy; clairvoyance; seeing through (objects)
telekinesis; psychokinesis
levitation; floating on air; airborne (e.g. bacteria); aero-
mystery; curiosity; strangeness; ghost; monster; apparition
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
spirit (e.g. human spirit); soul; spirit; ghost; ethereal being
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
magic; sorcery; incantation
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
Ōmoto (religious sect founded in 1892 as an offshoot of Shinto)
sovereign; emperor; monarch
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
inspiration; genius; super-human skill
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
several times; a few times
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
complete change; about-face
aburaage; thin deep-fried slices of tofu; frying in oil; deep-fried food
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill; complete; total; full
personality; character; individuality; personhood
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
chattering; chit-chat; (ladies) prattle
to talk; to chat; to chatter
monk; priest, particularly a high-ranking Zen monk honored by the imperial court
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
not only that, but also; besides that; in addition to that; on top of that; furthermore
geisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
naniwabushi; variety of sung narrative popular during the Edo period
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
in the end; on top of that
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)