(main building of a) Shinto shrine
Chinese firebird; Chinese phoenix
ritual; religious service; festival
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
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
underground; subterranean
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
to burst open; to pop; to split
fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
at regular intervals; evenly spaced
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
food and alcohol offering to the gods
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
conch (esp. Charonia tritonis); trumpet shell
duo (ancient Chinese bell with a clapper and a long handle); large wind bell
equipment used in a ritual; ritual implement
four corners; four ordinal directions
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)