to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
to gather in a circle; to form a circle
wintry sky; cold weather (in winter); wintry weather
yearned for; longed for; missed
force of a fire; force of flames
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
shrine office; office of a Shinto shrine
omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
stand; stall; booth; kiosk; store
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
Inari (god of harvests, wealth, fertility, etc.); Inari shrine; inarizushi (sushi wrapped in fried tofu); scrotum; testicle sack
here and there; in places
first rank in the hierarchy of the government; highest rank given to a shrine
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
visit to a shrine or temple; paying homage at a shrine or temple
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
front shrine; hall of worship
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
worshipper; worshiper; visitor (to a shrine or temple); pilgrim
congestion (e.g. traffic); delay; stagnation
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
monetary offering; offertory
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to step forward; to volunteer
opinion; point of view; visual point
omniscient point of view (in narration)
conveyor belt; belt conveyor
to become better; to improve
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination