footpath; walkway; sidewalk
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
meter; gauge; metre (i.e. 100 cm); meter; animator
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
oblong; vertical writing style (e.g. on envelopes); portrait orientation
valley; ravine; cleavage (breasts); slum
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
God; god; ace; king; superior person
just above; right overhead
standing close together; bristling (with)
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
production (e.g. play); direction
linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple
small change; coins; small sum of money
to throw into; to dump in together
token (effort); something done for form's sake
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
jinx; omen (can be a good omen)
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)
selling area; counter; section; favorable time to sell; good time to sell
to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)
New Year's pine decoration
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
festival (shrine visit) by children aged 7, 5 and 3; lucky numbers 7, 5 and 3
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)
temple (esp. large one); monastery; temple building
east, west, south and north
perfect; complete; flawless