adventurous spirit; sense of adventure
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
mysterious presence; mysterious atmosphere; aura of mystery
unbroken; uninterrupted; continuous
to have a qualification (for)
company; firm; (Shinto) shrine; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.; incorporated body
prediction; prophecy; prognostication; (religious) prophecy
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; two people cut from the same cloth
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
main hall (of a Shinto shrine); main shrine; inner sanctuary
handstand; headstand; being upside down; being in reverse
to scale (mountain, flight of stairs, etc.)
place for ritual cleansing of hands and mouth with water when visiting shrines
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
to rinse; to wash out; to have one's revenge; to wipe out a disgrace
before god; before an altar
treatment (esp. hair treatment)
by the end of this month; before the month is out; in the course of this month
monetary offering; offertory
somehow; for some reason (or other)
hokora; small wayside shrine
sightseeing spot; tourist attraction
(made of) stone; stone-built
(electric) torch; flashlight
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine); omikuji
to live; to make a living; to get on with
one's fate (fortune) as concerns marriage
restless; on edge (and unable to concentrate); distracted; for some reason
osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays
beginning of the year; new year; New Year's call; New Year's greetings
by a strange coincidence; in an unexpected turn of events; by chance; by accident
(at) the beginning of the New Year; early in the New Year
expressing emotion; drawing facial expressions
float; pontoon; float (beverage with ice cream floating in it); float
Japanese title (given to foreign work)