road approaching a shrine
place for ritual cleansing of hands and mouth with water when visiting shrines
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
in advance; beforehand; previously
to collect; to assemble; to gather
front shrine; hall of worship
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
way (of doing); manner; method; means
every year; yearly; annually
first shrine visit of New Year
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
two bows, two claps, and a third bow (standard form of worshiping at a shrine)
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
front; frontage; facade; main
doddering; tottering; unsteady; shaky; decrepit; infirm
grandfather; male senior-citizen
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to become bald from the forehead; to recede (of one's hairline)
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
how admirably; how wonderfully; how skillfully
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
visit to a shrine or temple; paying homage at a shrine or temple
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
being scattered in all directions; being broken up and dispersed
honour; honor; glory; privilege
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back