torii (Shinto shrine archway)
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
(stone) guardian lion-dogs at a Shinto shrine
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
beckoning cat; figure of a cat with one paw raised (usu. white porcelain)
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes); inarizushi
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
spirit of a deceased person
god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
history; pedigree; lineage
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
fish-shaped pancake filled with bean jam
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
to smile (at); to grin (at)
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
other side; opposite side; other party
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern; snot bubble
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ); to be depressed; to feel down
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku stewed in soy-flavored dashi
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
cotton candy; fairy floss; candy floss
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
(lit.) yo-yo fishing; Japanese festival game of fishing balloons (with loops attached), floating in water, out with a hook
sense of unity; sense of oneness
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a building)
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school