offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
various; a variety of; all kinds of; many; diverse
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
offering of cloth (rope, paper, etc.)
general term; generic name
divine spirit; (Shinto) god; soul (of a dead person); spirit
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
place where there is a god or spirit; place containing the sacred object of a shrine
to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
Eurya japonica (species of evergreen related to sakaki)
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
common camellia (Camellia japonica)
sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica); evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)
song and dance performed as an offering to the gods
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
dispute; controversy; debate; argument; taking issue
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
Japanese star anise (Illicium anisatum)
previous generation; former ages
choice; selection; option
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
cult of Inari; worship of the deity Inari
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to be entwined; to be involved
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes); inarizushi
to draw water (e.g. from a river); to lead water to (e.g. a field, a pond); to supply water to; to irrigate
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
acupuncture and moxibustion clinic
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing