long ago; once upon a time
Okuninushi; deity of magic and medicine later viewed as equivalent to Daikokuten and celebrated at Izumo Grand Shrine
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to govern; to manage; to subdue
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
Sun Goddess; Amaterasu Ōmikami
suddenly; all of a sudden
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
should; must; -able; probably; likely
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to say; to be pleased to say
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
messenger; envoy; emissary
in succession; one by one
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor); Japanese pheasant
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
perverseness; perversity; perverse person; difficult person; contrary person
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
perversity; perverse person; antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore; demon under the feet of temple guardian statues
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree