onnagata; male actor in female kabuki roles
phantom; vision; illusion
admiration; being impressed (by)
(arch.) word; waka (classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka)
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
feng (male Chinese firebird)
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
gods and Buddha; Shinto and Buddhism
incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification
foot of a mountain; plain at the foot of a mountain; range; spread; extent
(vengeful) ghost; specter; spectre
genuine; authentic; true; real
oracle; revelation; divine message
nock of an arrow; forked tool used for hanging scrolls
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
Japanese hare (Lepus brachyurus); wild rabbit
Tokaido (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
large bird; peng (in Chinese mythology, giant bird said to transform from a fish); fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)
farmer; peasant; farming; the common people
Kamakura shogunate (1185-1333)
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
coming flying in (migratory birds, airborne sand, pollen, etc.); coming by airplane
in person; personally; (do) oneself
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
to wither while standing; to die standing (of plants)
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
to set (sun); to become dark
moment; brief space of time
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)