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.)
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to visit repeatedly (to request)
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
torii; Shinto shrine archway
hundred times worship (e.g. walking back and forth a hundred times before a shrine offering a prayer each time)
string made from twisted paper
spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)
looking aside; (from the) eyes of an onlooker
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
(main building of a) Shinto shrine
turning over; flipping over; reply; response; marks written alongside characters in a classical Chinese text to indicate their ordering when read in Japanese; lapel
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
absolute; complete; utter; pure; sheer
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
counter for tours, cycles, rounds, circuits, etc.
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive; to become popular; to become widespread
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
how many people; a number of people
divining sticks; counting; calculation
adds force or indicates command
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
offering a wand with hemp and paper streamers to a Shinto god
to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to leave idle; to not make use of; to do; to do
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
tengu; long-nosed goblin; bragging; conceit; braggart
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
slips of paper posted on shrine pillars by pilgrims
tank (military vehicle); chariot