enshrinement; installation (of an image)
counter for pairs of socks, shoes, etc.
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
Skanda (swift-footed guardian deity); great runner
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
source (e.g. quotation); authority
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
how; in what way; how about; questionable
Buddhist scriptures; sutras
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
ancestral; hereditary; imported; transmitted; handed down
wooden statue; wooden image; wooden idol
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
Izumo (former province located in the east of present-day Shimane Prefecture)
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
unveiling a Buddhist image; public exhibition (of a Buddhist image); revealing something that is supposed to remain hidden; opening a gambling house; holding a gambling party
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to break (by kicking); to kick down (e.g. a door); to kick open; to smash through (e.g. the enemy); to rout
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
posterity; future life; life to come
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
not limited to; not just ...
religious organization; religious organisation
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master