vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot; empty point
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
(street) corner; turn (in the road); bend; turning point; watershed
to stop walking; to pause
middle; center; heart; midst (e.g. of a storm); peak (e.g. of a season); (the) height (of something)
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
torii (Shinto shrine archway)
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
(made of) stone; stone-built
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
(religious) piety; faith; devotion
intuition; instinct; hunch
silence (not speaking); muteness
to keep standing; to stand motionless
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
leaf (of a tree); tree leaves; foliage
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
(stone) guardian lion-dogs at a Shinto shrine
road approaching a shrine
front shrine; hall of worship
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
shrine office; office of a Shinto shrine
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
banknote; bill; note; paper money
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
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
permanent stationing; staying permanently; resident (program, file, etc.)
Shinto priest; chief priest (of a Shinto shrine); Welsh onion
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
all over; all over the place; everywhere
to sweep clean; to brush clean
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
highlight; best part; stunning; incredible; to stun; to amaze
peace (esp. of the world); peace and calm; tranquility; tranquillity
to clap one's hands in prayer
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against someone; to play (a game, match, etc.) against someone
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
going and worshipping (at a shrine or temple); visit (to a shrine or temple to worship)
place for ritual cleansing of hands and mouth with water when visiting shrines
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy