to go (to); to make one's way (to); to visit
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
patron god; tutelar deity; guardian deity; local deity
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
along (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street)
(made of) stone; stone-built
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
to gather; to collect; to assemble
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
going and worshipping (at a shrine or temple); visit (to a shrine or temple to worship)
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
one's family; family member
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
head of a martial arts organization (organisation)
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
all things in nature; the whole creation
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging; leak (of gas, liquid, etc.); leakage; escape (of gas)
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
is that so?; I see; right; oh
dead of night; middle of the night; midnight; third quarter of the hour of the ox (2-2:30am, or 3-3:30am)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to change color (of leaves in autumn); to turn red; to ripen (and change color); to become sexually aware; to reach puberty
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance