main hall (of a Shinto shrine); main shrine; inner sanctuary
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
front shrine; hall of worship
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
un-Japanese in appearance or character
pigment; coloring; colouring; colorant; colourant
flax color; flax colour; beige; ecru
mysterious profundity; quiet beauty; the subtle and profound; yūgen
short sleeved kimono (worn as an undergarment during the Heian period); padded silk garment
red hakama (worn by miko or noblewomen at court)
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
thin, white ceremonial haori worn by miko
sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica); evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
heart and soul; all one's heart; all one's energy
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to serve; to work for; to attend
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to become better; to improve
sincere; earnest; serious
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
regarding highly; attaching importance to
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)