guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
thoroughly; through and through
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
(before a) Buddhist altar; before the Buddha; offering placed on a Buddhist altar; incense money; condolatory offering
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
feeling of solidity; three-dimensionality; drawing highlights
as it is bound to (happen); following the natural course; though possible as it may be
unreasonably stubborn; not knowing when to give up
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
call register; incoming call history; list of received calls
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
passing through without stopping; passing by
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
epic film; big-budget movie
vivid; brightly colored; brilliant; radiant
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk; Latin (language)
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals
smallish; on the small side
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
garden lantern; hanging lantern
front shrine; hall of worship
reason; cause; history; origin
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
uniforms supplied to employees; an allotment