one-armed shoulder throw (judo or sumo)
Minamoto No Yorimitsu (948-1021)
strong sake; firewater; rotgut
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
one's first campaign; one's first battle
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
boundary; bounds of the earth
even so; anyhow; at any rate
to beat someone at their own game; to outdo someone in their specialty
to make a speech; to address
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
imperial decree; imperial edict
august (in ref. to the emperor or the gods); imperial; divine
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
zenith; divine will; providence
stepwise; one step at a time
gods and Buddha; Shinto and Buddhism
(entering into) nirvana; died; silent; tranquil
pillars supporting heaven
unclean; dirty; bathroom; toilet (room); (arch.) menstruation; (arch.) menses
night soil; muck; filth; dirt
United Kingdom; Britain; English (language)
ceremony performed by a sorcerer to protect a noble setting out on a trip; walking in large steps; walking with a disabled leg; someone with a disabled leg
nine traditional astrological signs in Onmyōdō, each corresponding to the year of a person's birth and used to create a horoscope
ceremony performed by a sorcerer to protect a noble setting out on a trip; dance steps inspired by this ceremony
ceremonial; ritual; ritualistic; formal
esoteric Buddhist ritual in which incantations are chanted; magic
to do (someone) a wrong; to do (someone) an ill turn; to take revenge; to resent; to bear a grudge
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
complete destruction; demolition
to beg; to request; to beseech; to implore; to entreat
warfare in which soldiers fling themselves at the enemy; hand-to hand combat
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
god of food (esp. of rice)
mishap; misfortune; calamity; ominous word; ill-omened word
emphasizes direct object of action
retiring high-ranking government officials taking a lucrative job in a private or semi-private corporation; command (from superior to inferior, government to private sector, etc.); order; descent from heaven
kudzu (Pueraria montana); Japanese arrowroot; Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum)
High Plain of Heaven (home of the gods)
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
mountain and water; landscape (containing hills and rivers); landscape picture; mountain stream; water that flows down from a mountain; garden which contains an artificial hill and a pond