fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)
destination; place one stays during a trip
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
gaudy; showy; garish; loud
(main building of a) Shinto shrine
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
scroll; rolled book; scarf; muffler; sushi made rolled in nori seaweed with a core of filling
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
front shrine; hall of worship
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
road approaching a shrine
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
shrine office; office of a Shinto shrine
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
storehouse with thick (earthen) walls; godown
protein; egg white; albumen; albumin
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
eldest child; oldest child; first child; eldest son; oldest son
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to shake off; to throw off
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
scrubbing and washing; kitchen work
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
open verandah; open veranda
to crack; to develop a crack
ring; band; ring; circum-