idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
talkativeness; loquacity; polypetalous; multivalve
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
road approaching a shrine
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
to hide; to keep to oneself
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
clearly miraculous; remarkably miraculous; striking
miraculous efficacy; miracle; miraculous virtue
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
to be erected; to be built
to approve (of); to be in favor of; to be in favour of
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
front shrine; hall of worship
shrine office; office of a Shinto shrine
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
eye; insight; vision; gist; main point; hole
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
anyway; anyhow; as one likes; by all means; at any cost; no matter what it takes
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
festival (shrine visit) by children aged 7, 5 and 3; lucky numbers 7, 5 and 3
miyamairi; newborn child's first visit to a shrine (within about 30 days of being born); visiting a shrine
stupidity; silliness; asininity; imbecility; dim-wittedness
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
to raise one's voice; to shout
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
house-sitting; house-sitter; caretaker or keeper (official post in the Edo period)