to take (a photograph); to record (audio or video); to film; to shoot
to object; to protest; to speak; to say; (arch.) hello!; (arch.) is anyone home?
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
(stone) guardian lion-dogs at a Shinto shrine
image; figure; figure; form; image
charm against evil spirits; talisman; amulet
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
-like; pseudo-; imitation; counterfeit; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to be in charge of; to manage; to direct; to rule; to govern; to control
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
supernatural (e.g. psychic phenomena and such); paranormal
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
outsider; someone outside of a group
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
main hall (of a Shinto shrine); main shrine; inner sanctuary
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
stairs; stairway; staircase
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
rows of torii gates (e.g. at Kyoto's Fushimi Inari shrine); torii corridor
mountain climbing; mountaineering
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to begin to walk; to set out
dozens; scores of; decades
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
training; drill; practice; discipline
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
summer vacation; summer holiday
secluding oneself in the mountains; undertaking ascetic practices at a mountain temple; retreat; off-site meeting
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest