to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
front approach to shrine or temple
visitor (to a shrine or temple)
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
mask; striking the head (kendo)
pharmacy; drugstore; chemist's (shop); hospital pharmacy; dispensary
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
(Japanese) rice cracker; senbei
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
separation; divorce; severing of connections
power spot; spiritual hot spot; location said to be flowing with mystical energy
divine grace; divine favour; blessing; benefit; help
headquarters; head office; main office
inarizushi; sushi wrapped in fried tofu
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
manicure; nail polish; nail varnish
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
warabimochi; sweet dumpling made from bracken starch
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
abura-age; thin deep-fried slices of tofu; deep-frying; deep-fried food
cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried); katsu
work in a Zen temple (e.g. cleaning, working in the fields)
halfsies; splitting evenly between two people
food packed in a wooden box
going and worshipping (at a shrine or temple); visit (to a shrine or temple to worship)
main hall (of a Shinto shrine); main shrine; inner sanctuary
(made of) stone; stone-built
monetary offering; offertory
useless; worthless; silly; trivial