painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
preparation; arrangements
to finish; to end; to be completed; to fulfill one's obligations
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
(giving) instruction; initiation
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
such; like that; that sort of; very
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
before god; before an altar
lighted lamp (or candle, etc.) provided as a religious offering
sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica); evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
clearing out people (from room, etc.); ordering people to leave
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to rise up; to initiate (political) action
esoterica; mystery; sanctum
heart-pounding; exciting; thrilling; to have one's heart pound; to be thrilled
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to appease; to suppress; to calm
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
already; now; no longer; not any more
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)
coming and going; commuting
disciple; pupil; follower
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
front; frontage; facade; main
Sun Goddess; Amaterasu Ōmikami
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
Kōtai Shrine (main shrine of the Inner Ise Shrine)
Great Bodhisattva Hachiman (title of Hachiman due to Shinto-Buddhist syncretism)
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
light; lamp; obsolete unit of luminous intensity (approx. 1.0067 candela)
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
verdant; fresh and green; bright green; lush
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
sitting upright (properly)
wooden floor; room with a wooden floor; changing room (at a public bath)