to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
water for washing or moistening one's hands
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to taste; to try (food or drink)
main shrine; inner sanctuary
ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)
due form; official; formality
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
cosmetics; toilet articles
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
thief who steals money from the offerings box at a shrine or temple; offerings thief
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
to this extent; to this degree; this much
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
the customer is always right; the customer is king
everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
slightly good luck (as a fortune telling result)
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva