auxiliary shrine (dedicated to a deity close-related to that of a main shrine)
subordinate shrine; professional entertainer
to play a central role; to take a leading part
Benten (goddess of arts and wisdom)
principal object of worship at a temple (usu. a buddha or bodhisattva); principal image; idol; the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter
main temple building; nave
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
(compulsory) retirement (e.g. on reaching the age of 65); mandatory retirement; reaching retirement age
one's (own) house; one's (own) home
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
left back (corner, etc.); on the left and at the rear; left-hand side and at the back
subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental
losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
unwelcome favor; unwelcome favour; misplaced kindness
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
head house (family); birthplace; originator
road approaching a shrine
gate of a (Shinto) shrine
to demolish; to tear down; to pull down
four-character compound word (esp. idiomatic)
all things must pass; all worldly things are impermanent
don't worry about it; never mind; that's OK
nominal; in name only; titular
to sell off; to sell completely
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
almighty; highest valued card (e.g. ace of spades); wild card
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
(next-door) neighbour; neighbor
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
to meet; to assemble; to gather; to encounter; to run into
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
to raise one's voice; to shout