to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
reputation; respectability
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
front shrine; hall of worship
perfect; complete; flawless
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)
shrine office; office of a Shinto shrine
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)
good luck to come (omikuji fortune-telling result); future good luck
now rejoicing, now worrying; swinging from joy to sorrow; glad and sad by turns; alternating hope and fear; unable to put one's mind at ease
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
faith; belief; piety; devotion; godliness
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
bad luck; bad fortune; evil; wickedness
person being waited for; person who waits
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
to be able to manage somehow or another
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
great god; gracious deity; miracle-working god
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
revival; restoration; resuscitation
scene; view; prospect; outlook
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
violet (any flower of genus Viola, esp. the Fuji dawn, Viola mandshurica)
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
pink (colour, color); (lit.) colour of peach (flowers)