entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
presence (of a god, emperor, etc.)
hokora; small wayside shrine
government service; the bureaucracy
relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (middle ages); acting administrator
season (in nature, sports, etc.); seasonal word or phrase (in haiku); year
loyalty; devotion; fidelity; inspector of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (ritsuryo system)
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
prayer (for something); supplication
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
road approaching a shrine
drop (e.g. of water); drip
font of purifying water placed at the entrance of a shrine
gargling; rinsing one's mouth
to rinse; to wash out; to have one's revenge; to wipe out a disgrace
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to drink up; to drain (cup)
look!; there!; here!; that is
madder (esp. Japanese madder, Rubia argyi); madder (red color)
daybreak sound of a crow; (name of) poetry anthology
to get along; to add (one's own concordant voice, etc.)
front shrine; hall of worship
sedge (Cyperaceae spp., esp. members of genus Carex)
sacred wine or sake; sake offered to the gods
earthenware; unglazed (bisque-fired) earthenware
earthenware; unglazed (bisque-fired) earthenware
government service; official position; civil service
before god; before an altar
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
kimono and ancient head-dress