to gesture to come closer; to beckon; to call; to summon
departure (of a train, car, etc.); starting; leaving
soft drink; refreshing drink
to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale
street stall; stand; booth
road approaching a shrine
daruma; tumbling doll; Bodhidharma; prostitute
festival game in which participants try to catch goldfish in a shallow paper ladle
target practice; marksmanship; target shooting (e.g. at a fair)
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
history; pedigree; lineage
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
line; queue; procession; matrix
(main building of a) Shinto shrine
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
white background; blank; female virgin
peafowl (incl. the male peacock, female peahen, and young peachick)
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
happi coat; happy coat; workman's livery coat; traditional Japanese straight-sleeved coat
festival (shrine visit) by children aged 7, 5 and 3; lucky numbers 7, 5 and 3
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
four times (as much); quadruple; fourfold
ehehe (embarrassed laugh); ahaha
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
arrogance; insolence; disrespect
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
different culture; foreign culture
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason