Fushimiinaritaisha (in Kyoto)
group; (free) radical; counter for installed or mounted objects (e.g. stone lanterns, gravestones, satellites)
torii; Shinto shrine archway
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
wish; dream; prayer; one's desire
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
mountain climbing; mountaineering
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; soy
protein; egg white; albumen; albumin
active substance from plants used in manufacture of soap, detergents and medication
beauty; good figure; (beautiful) appearance; beautification; beauty treatment; beauty culture
every part of the world; all over the world; the four corners of the world
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
broth; soup (esp. miso soup)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
trivial; not amounting to much
ritual music and dancing in shrines and temples; rice dance; rice festival; tofu (or fish, etc.) baked and coated with miso; turning something in the manner one would use to cook dengaku-tofu on both sides
leaf bud; bud of Japanese pepper tree (Xanthoxylum piperitum)
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
summertime; summer season
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
dropping; unloading; grated vegetables, fruit, etc.; grater; using new tools (or clothes, etc.); new tools (or clothes, etc.)
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
how can (one) do something