high-status Shinto shrine with connection to imperial family; imperial Shinto shrine
main shrine; inner sanctuary
person from the provinces; person living outside major metropolitan areas
powerful family; powerful clan
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
contribution (to a temple, shrine, etc.); donation
praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
hokora; small wayside shrine
government service; the bureaucracy
relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
private funds; own funds; private property
reality; real state of affairs; true state of affairs; true form of all things as they are; ultimate reality
religious buildings (temples, shrines, pagodas, etc.)
two-storied gate; tower gate
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
criticism; commentary; review
gods and Buddha; Shinto and Buddhism
repair; renovation; restoration
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
figure of speech; rhetorical flourish
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
every year; yearly; annually
New Year's Day; New Year's morning; morning of New Year's Day
mausoleum; shrine; the (imperial) court
to kowtow (to bow from a kneeling position such that the forehead touches the ground); to prostrate oneself; to give a deep, reverent bow
father and mother; parents
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
turning evil into good through proselytization
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
source (of a spring, etc.); source (of payment, energy, knowledge, etc.); origin; wellspring
criticism; critique; review; commentary
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway