about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
school trip; field trip; excursion; long walk; excursion (on foot)
destination (in travel); place where one is staying
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
to think of; to come up with
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
home area; home town; local
studies; schoolwork; classwork
thriving (prosperous) business; rush of business
divine grace; divine favour; blessing; benefit; help
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a building)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
red; red color; communist; socialist; left-wing
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
modern; current; contemporary; trendy; latest; up-to-date
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
burning off a field (in early spring)
to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand; to end up in an extreme state
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
torii (Shinto shrine archway)
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
but; however; although; though
getting carried away; going too far; overdoing
joke; playfulness; kidding around
main hall (of a Buddhist temple); main temple
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
going from door to door greeting relatives and friends (esp. at New Year); round of complimentary visits
losing initiative; being forestalled; moving second; person with the second move; gote; move that does not require an immediate response from the opponent
monetary offering; offertory
to throw into; to dump in together
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better