to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home
Fushimiinaritaisha (in Kyoto)
reaction; response; reaction
sake brewer; sake brewery
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
Sanjusangen-do (hall in Kyoto)
complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation; to be completely defeated; to be beaten hollow
magnificent spectacle; thrilling sight; grand view
many torii; torii corridor
torii; Shinto shrine archway
dedication; offering; presentation; oblation
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
shrine office; office of a Shinto shrine
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
in person; personally; directly
exorcism rite; purification
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
retribution; retributive justice; karma; just deserts; poetic justice; reward and punishment for one's past behavior
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
the god of foodstuffs (esp. of rice)
God; god; ace; king; superior person
(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
to be bewitched by a fox; to be confused
Kyoto Gozan; the five most important Rinzai temples of Kyoto
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
founding a temple (on a hill-top)
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
Emperor Hanazono; Hanazono Tenno (1297-1348 CE, reigning: 1308-1318 CE)
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
Shizuoka-cha; prized Japanese green tea cultivated in Shizuoka Prefecture
seed stock; seed grain; foundation seed; pure breed; original strain; ancestor