exercise to help digestion
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
different opinion; objection
seaside; seashore; coast; coastland
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
acting as a group; doing something together (in a group); collective action
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
Mazu; Chinese goddess of the sea
mausoleum; shrine; the (imperial) court
eight-sided shape; octagon
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
richly colored; richly coloured
(being) worth seeing; impressive
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
to suspend from; to be suspended (from)
red paper restaurant lantern; cheap eating and drinking place
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
grace (of God); divine favour; benefit; efficacy
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
power spot; spiritual hot spot; location said to be flowing with mystical energy
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
marriage; marriage tie; love knot
bored; having nothing to do; idle
visitor (to a shrine or temple)
dedication; offering; presentation; oblation
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
third year of high school; third-year high-school student
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...