shrine office; office of a Shinto shrine
awarding; conferment; granting; presentation
front shrine; hall of worship
torii; Shinto shrine archway
wish; dream; prayer; one's desire
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
ceremony fee; money dedicated to the gods when participating in a ceremony
pinch (of something); one piece; easy victory
important point; point to make note of
forget it; forget what I just said; scratch that; check that
reparation; indemnity; compensation; reimbursement
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; effect
another's parent; another's parents
near-miss; just missing (each other)
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late
garden watchman; garden keeper; guard of the inner garden
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
new building; new construction
to move (house); to change residence
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
native Japanese reading of a Chinese character; precept; lesson; one's teachings
mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.; side of a mountain that gets little sunshine; envious; jealous
to settle (in a place); to settle down
unlawful; illegal; unreasonable; outrageous; unjust
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue