courtesy call; going around to say hello (or goodbye) to everybody; making the rounds
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
Kinki region (Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo, Nara, Wakayama, Mie and Shiga prefectures)
in its entirety; whole; wholly
ancestor; forefather; foremother
creation; Creation (by God)
comfort; consolation; diversion
sake cup; small deep porcelain bowl for serving food
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
Chinese juniper (Juniperus chinensis)
Mt.; Mount; (fig.) Mt.; (fig.) Mount
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
pentagram (as used in divination, etc.)
to keep secret; to conceal
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
thousands; several thousand
release; emission; ejection
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
one's family; family member
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
stirring up trouble in order to get credit for resolving it; profiting from solving problems created by oneself
to overflow from something full
form of magic or divination (e.g. animating objects to act as the sorcerer's agent)
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to get hold of; to take possession of; to seize
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
return; coming back; second coming (e.g. of Christ); second advent; reincarnation
to get someone to say; to make someone say
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
object representative of a divine spirit; object to which a spirit is drawn or summoned; object or animal occupied by a kami