one's son; punk; brat; bastard
before god; before an altar
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
leak; leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
to kneel (in respect); to genuflect
one's native country; land of one's birth
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 crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
to have a reason; to have an excuse
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
Yamato Takeru; 12th Emperor of Japan, who dressed as a maidservant in a successful plot to kill the leaders of the Kumaso tribe in Kumamoto
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect; to honour; to honor
divine protection; divine blessing; blessed; fortunate; monetary offering (to a temple or shrine); form of Edo-period business tax
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
futures; credit (buying); stretching; total (preceding counter, unit, etc.); aggregate
light used as a religious offering; paper lantern (hung up near the door of performers and geishas)
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
sacred wine; sacred sake; sake offered to the gods
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica); evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)
rustling (of wind); murmuring; whistling; soughing
rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil; (arch.) cordoning off; (arch.) cordoning-off sign
now that; since; as long as; provided that
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
earthenware; unglazed (bisque-fired) earthenware
three sides; small offering stand
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
(staring) piercingly; (looking) hard
to watch steadily; to stare
without tiring (of something); without getting bored; without losing interest
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; proto-
season (in nature, sports, etc.); seasonal word or phrase (in haiku); year
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
complete stranger; total stranger
being moved (to tears); being touched (by); (falling) softly (of leaves, petals, etc.); becoming slightly drunk; becoming tipsy
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money