keeper of imperial archives; worker skilled in the brewing of sake or soy sauce
dismissal (from a post); discharge; removal
law-evading drug (e.g. amyl nitrates, MiPT); quasi-legal drug; designer drug
becoming a dead letter; becoming meaningless (of a statute, law, etc.)
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
affidavit; deposition; testimony
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
to become covered in moss; to become mossy; to grow over with moss; to become aged; to grow old
grove of the village shrine
with a collapse; with a slump
hitting a ball (with a bat, golf club, etc.); batting; stroke
natural disaster; natural calamity; act of God
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
painting something vermillion; lacquering something vermillion; vermillion-lacquered object
torii (Shinto shrine archway)
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
front shrine; hall of worship
shrine office; office of a Shinto shrine
rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
Ason (second highest of the eight hereditary titles)
city planning; urban planning; town planning
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
cosmic dual forces; yin and yang; sun and moon; positive and negative (magnetic poles, electric terminals, etc.); cathode and anode
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
to name; to call; to christen; to term
legislation; development of laws
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail