(Shinto) shrines and (Buddhist) temples
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
pent roof built atop the stairs of a shrine or temple
stairs; stairway; staircase
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
three; three years of age
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
public bathhouse; building with a bath (esp. in a shrine or temple)
to lie down; to throw oneself down
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
black stone; black (go pieces)
loafing; indolent; lazy; hey
common camellia (Camellia japonica)
awning (over window, doorway); eaves (of roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
godan (verb, verb conjugation); fifth rank (in martial arts, go, etc.)
important cultural property; important cultural asset
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
scale; scope; plan; structure
in terms of; from the point of view of
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan