family which supports a temple; parishioner
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
pull; patronage; tug; discount
abruptly (rising); slowly (rising); plump; rotund
bamboo thicket; bamboo grove
summoning; calling; riding; (high-quality) silk crepe (fabric)
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
to crouch; to squat; to cower
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
modesty; self-control; discretion
in low spirits; dejected; sad
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
to gaze out at; to look out over
hammering sound; hammering
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
temple meditation hall or certain other temple structures
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
great fortune; good luck; rice cake stuffed with bean jam
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
road approaching a shrine
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
grey wall covering material (gray)
until now; so far; up to the present
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
town originally built around a temple or shrine
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)