prayer (for something); supplication
don't finish what you're saying; stop what you're saying
along the road; along the way
reflexively; reflectively; by reflex
stealthy footsteps; walking on tiptoe
empty nest; empty house; empty home; burglary (of an empty house); burglar (who targets empty houses)
to lose sight of; to miss
torii; Shinto shrine archway
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
visiting a shrine or temple to give thanks; settling scores
cursing ritual where one visits a shrine at 2am and nails a doll representing a person to a tree, praying for said person's death
visit to a shrine or temple; paying homage at a shrine or temple
wheat gluten (usu. steamed or baked)
bamboo screen; rattan blind; bamboo mat (for rolling sushi)
(treating) equally; without discrimination; impartially; alike; in the same way
miraculous efficacy; miracle; miraculous virtue
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
studies; schoolwork; classwork
easy delivery; easy childbirth; safe birth
return of spring; long-awaited, favorable turn of fortune (favourable)
economic fortune; luck with money
invitation; bringing over; bringing about; giving rise to; causing
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
several times; several degrees
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
both people; two people; two directions; both directions
utmost limit; extremity; result
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
having worldly wisdom; worldly person; cosmopolitan