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之
Historical term
most important provincial shrine
Archaic
first-born imperial prince
tonoko; powder made from dried clay used as a polishing powder, filler material, etc.
Idiomatic expression
true love; deep love; love for someone so deep that it can reach a crow perched on that person's roof
Proverb
where there's a will, there's a way
mountain avens (Dryas octopetala); eightpetal mountain-avens; white dryas; white dryad
Shinto
Kagutsuchi; fire deity who burned to death his mother Izanami during childbirth (and was therefore beheaded by his father Izanagi)
steadfastness; firmness in one's conviction; having a heart that does not change as easily as a stone rolls about
humphead wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus); Napoleon wrasse; Napoleonfish; Maori wrasse
Legend
first emperor to rule the land (title bestowed upon Emperor Jimmu on his coronation)
chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha); king salmon; tyee salmon; Columbia River salmon; black salmon; chub salmon; hook bill salmon; winter salmon; spring salmon; quinnat salmon; blackmouth
Idiomatic expression
person who died outside of their homeland; ghost in a foreign land
quahog (Mercenaria mercenaria); quahaug; hard clam; hard-shell clam; round clam; littleneck; topneck; cherrystone; chowder clam
Rare term
to let a chance to do something slip through one's fingers
Rare term; Idiomatic expression
(person who is) once bitten twice shy; someone who has become overly cautious due to a bad experience