to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
mark; sign; (arch.) plain wood showing the seating order of officials at court; (arch.) nameplate
number of long thin objects (movies, TV programs, baseball games, etc.) (programmes)
possession; occupation; occupancy
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
decorating shrines and gates with shimenawa ropes for the New Year
rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
Man of the Year, referring to a man born in a year with the same Chinese zodiac sign as the current year
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
hanging; suspending; sling
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
scene; spectacle; sight; view
Mie prefecture (Kinki area)
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
tower-shaped wooden talisman; apron-shaped straw deity to ward off disease
descendant; posterity; offspring
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
Gozu Tenno (deity said to be the Indian god Gavagriva)
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud