(Japanese mythology, Shinto) Yamata no Orochi, a legendary dragon that was slain by Susanoo

terrible; horrible; dreadful; fierce; formidable / tremendous / awesome

entrance in a performance / appearance in a scene or situation; arrival

appear in a performance, for a character to enter / enter the scene, arrive

myth; mythology (divine story) / myth (baselessly absolutized concept)

(literally) a large snake

(literally) a large snake

divergent, branching, forked

to know, be aware of / to learn, acquire, / to be acquainted with, to know (someone) / (colloquial, in the negative) to care in the least about, to be concerned with,

Alternative spelling of 物知り: a person with broad knowledge, a knowledgeable person