eating the food of the dead (which prevents return from the underworld)
sacred wine; sacred sake; sake offered to the gods
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
slight intoxication; being tipsy; mellowness
to (go into a) sulk; to get cranky; to get cross; to become perverse
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful conduct; shameful sight
crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated
small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
to live; to reside; to inhabit
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to be a background factor; to be an underlying reason
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
related species; allied species
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
(fictional) fusion of human and animal; therianthrope; furry; human beast
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
introduced species; non-native species; alien species
direct descent; direct line
ancestor; forefather; foremother
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
Emperor Jimmu; Jimmu Tenno
indigenousness; being native (to a region); settling (of people); native; indigenous; aboriginal
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; way out (of trouble); excuse
spouse; wife; husband; partner
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
from ancient times; from old times; from time immemorial
same-sex marriage; gay marriage
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
to show (someone) out; to see (someone) off; to forward; to dispatch (goods); to push (one's opponent) out of the ring from behind
amorous adventure; love affair