Izumo (former province located in the east of present-day Shimane Prefecture)
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
indescribable; having no way to express
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
State Shintō; nationalistic form of Shinto, formerly the official religion of Japan
use; utilization; utilisation; application
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
responsiveness; responding; divine response (e.g. to a prayer); divine inspiration; induction (electromagnetism); inducing
strength; power; proficiency; ability
naturally; of course; understandably
to happen to have on hand or in stock
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
Jōmon period (ca. 14000-1000 BCE)
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
natural phenomenon (phenomena)
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
originally; by nature; from the start
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to