to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
meddling; fumbling; fondling; playing around with something
to read the situation; to sense the mood
easily bored; quick to lose interest; fickle; capricious
to jump at; to be attracted by
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
type of household amulet or talisman, issued by a Shinto shrine, hung in the house for protection
waste of time; killing time
letter bearing the shogun's scarlet seal; seal stamp given to worshippers and visitors to shrines and temples
sharp sighted; easily awakened
bellows (of an accordion, camera, etc.); cornice; rickrack; ricrac; pleated shape; accordion pleats
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
inking the outlines of a picture
principal object of worship at a temple (usu. a buddha or bodhisattva); principal image; idol; the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter
visit to a shrine or temple; paying homage at a shrine or temple
script used to write Sanskrit (esp. Siddham)
general term; generic name
every place; various places
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
God; god; ace; king; superior person
shintai; object of worship believed to contain the spirit of a deity, typically housed in a shrine
value; worth; virtue; blessing
to talk on and on; to talk one's head off
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
first calligraphy of the year
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
social networking service; SNS
visiting temples, shrines or tourist spots to collect commemorative seal stamps