wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to throw open; to leave open
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
different culture; foreign culture
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
neighbors; neighbours; neighborhood; neighbourhood
festival merrymaking; revelry
feeling; sense; impression
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
important ceremonial occasions in family relationships
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
preparation; arrangements
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
sponsor; manager; go-between; mediator; agent; caretaker
overseas student; exchange student
ritual prayer; invocation of the gods participating in a rite; congratulatory address
temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle
dedication; offering; presentation; oblation
paper, cloth, wood, etc. representation of a sacred object; paper doll used in purification rites
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
those (near the second person)
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
feel uneasy; on tenterhooks; in suspense; on pins and needles
inattention; absent-mindedness
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
to come apart; to unravel; to come loose; to become disarrayed (e.g. hair)
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
something; some kind of; for some reason