circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
flag; pataka (banner); banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
in the mountains; within the grounds of a temple
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
Shinto or Buddhist prayer
temple which issues amulets
expiration of term of a vow
wish; dream; prayer; one's desire
extremely disappointing; extremely frustrating; mortifying; vexing
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
before the gate; in front of the gate
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
prayer (for something); supplication
two Deva kings; guardian gods of Buddhism who stand at the entrance of a Buddhist temple
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
place for ritual cleansing of hands and mouth with water when visiting shrines
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
Seven Gods of Fortune; Seven Deities of Good Luck; Seven Lucky Gods
Benten (goddess of arts and wisdom)
Vairocana; Mahavairocana (Bliss Body of the historical Gautama Buddha); Dainichi Buddha; Nyorai Buddha
monetary offering; offertory
fate; chance; relationship; tie
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
awarding; conferment; granting; presentation
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
ceremony fee; money dedicated to the gods when participating in a ceremony
bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla); French hydrangea
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
visitor (to a shrine or temple)
waiting time; latency; standby time (e.g. cellular phones); queueing time
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
mountain road; mountain trail
to begin to walk; to set out
bulletin board; notice board; billboard; roadside sign; sign on a post, usu. wooden, esp. containing information about a sight, warning, congratulations, etc.
right beside; close to; nearby
second; number two; runner-up