front shrine; hall of worship
shrine office; office of a Shinto shrine
health; healthy; sound; fit
(at) the beginning of the New Year; early in the New Year
in the hospital; hospitalized
to be reminded of; to call to mind
to rebuild; to reconstruct
water for washing or moistening one's hands
to rinse (one's mouth); to gargle
bowing one's head (in respect or worship); worship; respectfully yours
monetary offering; offertory
lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality
superstition; acting superstitiously (for good luck)
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)
collation; examining and comparing
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
good luck to come (omikuji fortune-telling result); future good luck
votive picture (originally of horse)
dedication; offering; presentation; oblation
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
to beat time; to mark time
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
sense of loss; feeling of loss
serious condition; critical condition
obedient; submissive; tame; slavish
every month; each month; monthly
remittance; sending money
payment of debts; repayment
cold (drinking) water; (glass of) cold water; cold boiled rice
black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface
not yet fixed; undecided; pending