to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
the three main gods: Amaterasu Omikami, Tsukuyomi no Mikoto and Susano-o no Mikoto; three precious children
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
close; intimate; on good terms
long time; long interval; for quite some time
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
marriage proposal; courtship
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
level ground; plain; flatland
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
(one) could even say that
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
half-human and half-beast
prattle; broken language; halting language; baby talk; imperfect speech; smattering
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
movements; manner; behaviour; farewell dinner (given by someone about to leave on a trip)