torii; Shinto shrine archway
just past noon; afternoon
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
visitor (to a shrine or temple)
grace (of God); divine favour; benefit; efficacy
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside; to remove; to exclude; to set aside; to keep apart; to remove (someone) from the group
to be bothered (by something); to suffer
small change; coins; small sum of money
to throw into; to dump in together
fate; chance; relationship; tie
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
sauce (esp. soy or mirin-based dipping sauce); hanging; something hanging (flap, lappet, etc.); (kendo) loin guard; kanji radical enclosing the top-left corner of a character; -ass
rope; cord; policeman's rope
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
prayer; grace (at meals); exorcism
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
good luck to come (omikuji fortune-telling result); future good luck
slightly good luck (as a fortune telling result)
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
to tell someone's fortune; to forecast; to predict; to divine
one's frame of mind; way one looks at things
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
unexpected meeting; coincidence