Deva gate; temple gate guarded by fierce Deva Kings; temple gate of the Nio
to collect the best; to put together the cream of the crop
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
(a) Buddha; deceased person
the veranda of Kiyomizu Temple (located on a steep hillside overlooking Kyoto)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
case (container); case (instance, situation); case
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification
prayer (for something); supplication
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
small change; pocket change; coins; small sum of money
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
excellent luck (esp. in fortune-telling)
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
security; stability; safety; peace
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
great joy; delight; jubilation
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
guarantee; security; assurance; warranty
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
one round; one turn; one size (larger or smaller); one cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac