making do; getting by (somehow); managing
reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation
reservation system; appointment system; (on) a subscription basis
adaptability; flexibility
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
hindrance; obstacle; impediment; annoyance (to others); offence; harm
main hall (of a Shinto shrine); main shrine; inner sanctuary
luxurious and gorgeous; magnificent
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
rear shrine (located behind the main shrine, but dedicated to the same deity)
carving; engraving; sculpture
popular spot; popular place; popular location
golden and shiny; gaudy; gaudily decorated; brand spanking new; new and shiny
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
tradition; folklore; legend; (verbal) message; word (from someone)
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
amulet or talisman issued by a Shinto shrine or Buddhist temple
clearing out people (from a room, etc.); ordering people to leave
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
stage assistant dressed in black; stagehand; prompter; behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller
nodding; greeting (with eyes)
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
departure; leaving; going away; recession
crossroads; crossing; intersection; street
Onmyōdō; way of Yin and Yang; occult divination system based on the Taoist theory of the five elements