to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
shogunal vassal; direct retainer of a shogun
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
mountain road; mountain trail
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to be surprised; to be astonished
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
heavenly beings shown flying around the main image in a temple; Feitian (2008 Chinese space suit)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
preparation; provision; guarding
decision; determination; resolution
appearance; look; a 'seeming' that fortune-tellers relate to one's fortune; aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
to refuse; to decline; to deny
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to distribute; to arrange; to arrange; to lay out (as in decorating); (arch.) to marry off; (arch.) to exile
government office; agency; board
Imperial Palace (of Japan); imperial residence
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
tapir (Tapirus spp.); mo; mythological Chinese chimera similar to a tapir, said to devour bad dreams
(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)
to be exhausted; to be tired out
above all; especially; particularly; all the more
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)