astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
Deva gate; temple gate guarded by fierce Deva Kings; temple gate of the Nio
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
Pacific island flatsedge (Cyperus cyperoides)
nakamise; shops lining a passageway in the precincts of a Shinto shrine
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
near; close; beside; third person
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
neighbourhood; neighborhood; all sides; frontiers (of a country); four sides (of a shape)
girl's lacquered wooden geta; wooden footwear; clogs; sabots
day of month; counter for days
with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh; suddenly blushing; in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
indoor (court, pool, etc.)
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
so; like this; in this way
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
father; dad; husband; you; he
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
toothpick; skewer for eating moist wagashi (steel, bamboo, etc.)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
bank; banking institution
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
white background; blank; female virgin