to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
Sun Goddess; Amaterasu Ōmikami
place in the shade of a mountain; shelter of the mountains; mountain recess
grand shrine; famous shrine; Izumo Grand Shrine
shrine ranking (abolished in 1946); company ranking
kanji (as opposed to kana); printed style (of writing Chinese characters); square style; real name
cypress bark roof; hinoki bark thatching
plain wood; unfinished woodwork
place for ritual cleansing of hands and mouth with water when visiting shrines
to rinse; to wash out; to have one's revenge; to wipe out a disgrace
five colors (usu. red, blue, yellow, white and black); five colours; many kinds; varied; melon; gourd
the five elements (in Chinese philosophy: wood, fire, earth, metal and water); the five phases; five practices of the Bodhisattvas; the five pillars of Islam
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
the five elements (in Japanese philosophy: earth, water, fire, wind and void); five great wisdom kings
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
all things in nature; the whole creation
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
lack of physical exercise; insufficient exercise; inactivity
physical education; PE; gym (class)
to assemble; to set up; to construct
Korea (esp. the Goguryeo kingdom or the Goryeo dynasty); (stone) guardian lion-dogs at Shinto shrine
photography; taking photographs
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
boom; rage; fad; boom; cross-arm
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
location said to be flowing with mystical energy
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
august (in ref. to the emperor or the gods); imperial; divine
outer shrine of the Ise Grand Shrine
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
ritual; religious service; festival
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
to clap one's hands in prayer
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
inn with hot spring facilities; hot spring inn; hot spring ryokan; onsen ryokan
hot spring district (within a town)
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll