visit to a temple or shrine; worship; pilgrimage
visitor from afar; joy-bringing spirit from the divine realms
sen (hundredth of a yen); coin made of non-precious materials; one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of currency); (arch.) one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of mass)
watery; soggy; racy; titillating; sexy
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
street; quarter; district; area
religious mendicancy; asking for alms; monk's begging; going with one's bowl to the meditation hall at mealtime (in a Zen temple)
income; receipts; revenue
to settle (in a place); to settle down
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
pushing something out; extrusion; presence; appearance; run walked in; pushing one's opponent out by pressing one's hands up against them
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion
miraculous; wonder-working; magical
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
heir; inheritor; successor
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to spread; to be propagated
woman; lady; adult female
image; figure; figure; form; image
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
prayer (for something); supplication
nursemaid; nanny; babysitter; child-minding; babysitting
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude