dakuten; diacritic used with kana that turns an unvoiced consonant into a voiced consonant
Shinto shrine precincts; holy precincts; sanctuary
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to gush forth (e.g. water from a spring); to flow (out); to well up (of tears, emotions, etc.); to flow out (of tears); to emerge; to suddenly appear
clean; clear; pure; honest; clean
water offered to God; water drunk before an altar to symbolize the making of a vow; miracle-working water; water which gathers in the nodes of bamboo after falling as rain at noon on the 5th day of the 5th month (lunar calendar), thought to be effective when used in medicines
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become indistinct; to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.); to be corrupted
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
certainly; absolutely; (not even) a little bit; diligently; dreams
(main building of a) Shinto shrine
to overflow from something full
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
fortune-telling; divination; fortune-teller; diviner
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
rear shrine (located behind the main shrine, but dedicated to the same deity)
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
inner sanctuary; inner shrine; sanctum sanctorum; holy of holies; place behind main hall of a temple enshrining temple founder, miraculous Buddhas, hidden statues, etc.
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
main hall (of a Shinto shrine); main shrine; inner sanctuary
main temple structure (sanctuary, hall)
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox