first shrine visit of the New Year
visitor (to a shrine or temple)
high ground; elevation; hill; plateau
comparatively; quite; rather
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
shintai; object of worship believed to contain the spirit of a deity, typically housed in a shrine
tide; current; sea water; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in sea water; dish of unboned whitefish boiled in salted water
company; firm; (Shinto) shrine; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.; incorporated body
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
traveler's guardian deity (traveller)
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
kamidana; household shrine; home shrine
(meeting with) disaster; (having an) accident; mishap; shipwreck; distress
Kōbō Daishi (774-835 CE; founder of Shingon Buddhism and renowned calligrapher)
entering the priesthood; priest; monk; bonze
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
beginning of autumn; beginning of fall
scorching heat; fierce glare of the Sun
having an ancient and honorable origin; of good lineage; of noble birth
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
naturally; of course; understandably
contours of one's body; figure
counter for (small) things or pieces; counter for military units; (an) individual; one person; counter for years (of age difference); counter for school-years
dress; one-piece (e.g. swimsuit)
average height; average body height
playing in the water (sea, lake, river, etc.); playing with water
robotic vacuum cleaner; robovac; Roomba
washing; laundry; relaxation; rejuvenation; melting away (of worries, fatigue, etc.)
washing machine; (clothes) washer
to be lacking in options; to be too few