the sun; god of heaven and the earth; laws governing the heavens; celestial path; celestial motion; deva realm (svarga); path in the heavens
Milky Way; luminous band corresponding to the plane of the galaxy
perversity; perverse person; antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore; demon under the feet of temple guardian statues
Sun Goddess; Amaterasu Ōmikami
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
Gate of the Celestial Rock Cave
heavenly; celestial; divine
to soar (esp. of spirits and gods)
Ama-no-Murakumo no Tsurugi (heavenly gathering of clouds sword; one of the three Imperial regalia)
the whole country; the public; the world; the ruling power; having one's own way
heavenly being; celestial being; celestial nymph; celestial maiden
the skies open up; to rain cats and dogs
Jesuit publications (16th-17th century)
land-locked variety of red-spotted masu trout (Oncorhynchus masou ishikawae); amago
Amakusa jellyfish (Sanderia malayensis)
people; subjects; populace
Ama no Ukihashi; the heavenly floating bridge by which gods are said to descend from the heavens to the earth
doll onto which a child's misfortune is transferred
Ama no Mihashira; the heavenly pillar on Onokoro Island, around which Izanagi and Izanami are said to have wed
Ama no Nuhoko; the heavenly jeweled spear used by Izanagi and Izanami