goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
to try all possible means
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
Shinto priest; chief Shinto priest (of a shrine); Welsh onion; pun in Buddhist monk jargon
to be absorbed in reading
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
fallen leaves; leaf litter; falling leaves
rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
in order; in turn; one by one
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
to feel a chill run down one's spine
to square one's shoulders
to clap one's hands in prayer
to squeeze out; to wring out
sacred wine or sake; sake offered to the gods; sake
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
literally; to the letter; literal
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
to suspend from; to be suspended (from)
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
faith; belief; piety; devotion; godliness
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
first shrine visit of New Year
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail