intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
front shrine; hall of worship
portable shrine (carried in festivals); palanquin; buttocks; lower back
Shinto priest; Shinto priesthood
New Year's holiday; period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the New Year
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
water for washing or moistening one's hands
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
time for ...; time to ...; good opportunity to ...; season
everything; anything; nothing
chestnut-color; chestnut-colour
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
face; looks; vestiges; trace
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
to go along; to walk along; to follow
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
closing hours (of a store, restaurant, etc.)
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
on the way home from work; returning from work
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
the reverse; other side; lining
carrying in (esp. heavy objects, artwork, furniture); bringing in; taking in