celebration of the completion of a temple or shrine's construction
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
small Zen temple built to commemorate the death of a high priest; minor temple in the grounds of a head temple
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
giving something as alms or dispensation; alms
what was said; what it means; origin of a story (or tradition, etc.)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
fasting; abstinence; confinement to one's house on an unlucky day
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
in a temple; inside temple grounds; sub-temple
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to detain; to keep; to lock up; to retain; to leave (letter) till called for
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
meeting; greeting; welcome
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
atonement; redemption; compensation
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
supreme; greatest; highest; best
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
grass used for thatching; sedge used for thatching
to be nappy; to get fluffy
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)