branch office; branch store
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
space (room, area, outer space)
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to pass (of time); to elapse
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
only recently; just of late
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
auxiliary shrine (dedicated to a deity close-related to that of a main shrine)
subordinate shrine; professional entertainer
to play a central role; to take a leading part
Inari (god of harvests, wealth, fertility, etc.); Inari shrine; inarizushi (sushi wrapped in fried tofu); scrotum; testicle sack
Benten (goddess of arts and wisdom)
(not so) much; (not) very
principal object of worship at a temple (usu. a buddha or bodhisattva); principal image; idol; the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter
main temple building; nave
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)