calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to watch over; to watch attentively
detached; aloof; indifferent
lofty; soaring; towering; precipitous; high and steep; sharply sticking out
to tower over the surroundings
family of gods; clan of gods; tribe of gods
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
clear; distinct; evident; definite
(arch.) bracelet (made of stringed jewels or bells and worn at the elbow); bracer (for the elbow of an archer)
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to intertwine; to twist together
staff with plaited paper streamers
rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil
equipment used in a ritual; ritual implement
rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
prohibition; inhibition; ban
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
to draw (a line); to demarcate; to mark; to plan
to say; to be pleased to say
faith; belief; piety; devotion; godliness
paper folded and tucked inside the front of one's kimono (esp. for use at the tea ceremony); paper used for writing tanka
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
Shinto shrine precincts; holy precincts; sanctuary
killing; destruction of life; cruel; heartless; callous
contraband; taboo; strictly forbidden
to talk about (something)
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
sacred wine or sake; sake offered to the gods; sake
imprudent (misguided) fellow
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint