scenery; scene; landscape
tradition; legend; folklore
Sun Goddess; Amaterasu Ōmikami
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
Ninigi no Mikoto (Japanese deity, grandson of Amaterasu)
to govern; to manage; to subdue
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
mountain top; summit; peak
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
remaining; left-over; excess
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
the other day; a few days ago
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
waxing and waning; phases of moon
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
decision; determination; resolution
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
this world; this life; world of the living
to be born; to come into the world
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly