curtain raising; starting (e.g. play, concert)
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
surroundings; environs; circumference
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
front; frontage; facade; main
torii; Shinto shrine archway
(made of) stone; stone-built
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
to become covered in moss; to become mossy; to grow over with moss; to become aged; to grow old
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
to stop walking; to pause
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
road approaching a shrine
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
growing thickly; growing densely
thicket; coppice; brushwood
hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible