guest; visitor; visitor's arrival
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
surveillance camera; security camera
visitor (to a shrine or temple)
backyard; background; room in a store or restaurant not open to customers (often storage room)
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
tea utensils; container for powdered green tea (tea ceremony)
pedigree document (for animals); pedigree paper
kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)
to peel; to skin; to pare
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)
mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.; side of a mountain that gets little sunshine; envious; jealous
lightning strike; lightning bolt
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
natural disaster; natural calamity; act of God
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
every year; yearly; annually
each place; various places
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
to crack; to get cracked; to develop a crack; to develop a fissure
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
equipment; fixtures; furnishings; fittings; furniture; supplies
qi; mysterious life force that makes up everything; spirits; mind; divine atmosphere; mysterious presence
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
songs with samisen accompaniment; musical performance
shintai; object of worship believed to contain the spirit of a deity, typically housed in a shrine
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
to form a circle; to move in a circle; (lit.) to draw a circle
metal fittings; metal fixtures
pentagram (as used in divination, etc.)
from ancient times; from old times; from time immemorial
design; idea; conception; plan
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
that is to say; so that means
to put (into); to put away (in); to pay (fees, taxes, etc.); to deliver; to accept (a gift or money); to keep (within a limit); to offer (to a shrine, deity, etc.)