to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to become empty; to be emptied
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
visitor (to a shrine or temple)
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
winter vacation; winter holidays
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
call; summons; convening; convocation
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
shrine office; office of a Shinto shrine
locker room; changing room; dressing room
costume; dress; attire; (arch.) interior decoration; (arch.) landscaping; (arch.) furnishing
story; tale; talk; discussion
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to behave well (of a child)
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
paper-covered lamp or lantern
rough; casual (clothing); rough (of a golf course); rough sketch; rough draft
to wear (formal clothing) in a casual fashion
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
haori (Japanese formal coat)
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
imagination; supposition; guess
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
refresh (e.g. memory, one's spirits, etc.)