to be born; to come into the world
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
main street; avenue; boulevard
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
peace (esp. of the world); peace and calm; tranquility; tranquillity
cogon grass ring (through which people pass during summer purification rites)
Sugawara no Michizane (845-903)
public affair; government matter; duke; prince; Sir; Lord
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
Tenmangu shrine (shrine dedicated to Sugawara no Michizane's spirit)
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
excellent luck (esp. in fortune-telling)
transcendence; excellence; superiority; super; extremely; awfully
person being waited for; person who waits
health; healthy; sound; fit
trade; business; trading; turnover; sales; takings
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
good match; suitable candidate (for marriage); good opportunity to be saved by Buddha
crossroads; crossing; intersection; street
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
the opposite sex; isomerism
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
votive tablet; wooden tablet usu. filled out with a prayer and one's name and hung up at a shrine or temple; orig. picturing a horse, as a stand-in for a donation of a live horse
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine); omikuji
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
main hall (of a Shinto shrine); main shrine; inner sanctuary