alms-giving; charity; offerings (usu. money) to a priest (for reading sutras, etc.)
Shinto shrine precincts; holy precincts; sanctuary
main hall (of a Shinto shrine); main shrine; inner sanctuary
chapel; building used for worship (in front of the main hall of a Buddhist temple)
being attached (to); being affiliated (to); belonging (to); attached school; affiliated school
west wall; west face (of a mountain)
all directions; every direction; all sides; all quarters; everywhere
ray (of light); beam; light
to shine brilliantly; to shine radiantly
mysterious profundity; quiet beauty; the subtle and profound; yūgen
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
bellows (of an accordion, camera, etc.); cornice; rickrack; ricrac; pleated shape; accordion pleats
freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to rotate; to think over; to consider
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
pale; pallid; bluish-white
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
pitcher; water jug; watering can; container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)
water pipe; siphon (mollusk organ)
shallow bowl for displaying flowers, bonsai, etc.
farming implement; farm tools
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
scene; spectacle; sight; view
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
management; administration; operation
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
vernal equinox; spring equinox
autumnal equinox; autumn equinox; fall equinox
midsummer feast; summer solstice celebration; St John's day
the whole nation; everyone in the country
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning