millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
river; stream; River; the ... river
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
general (variety) store (shop)
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
railing; guard rail; (arch.) (shining) brightly (of the moon or stars); (arch.) (flowing) endlessly (of tears)
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to strike (each other); to come to blows; to fight (each other); to speak (to each other)
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
torii; Shinto shrine archway
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
wish; dream; prayer; one's desire
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
front shrine; hall of worship
monetary offering; offertory
to clap one's hands in prayer
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
votive picture (originally of horse)
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)
shrine office; office of a Shinto shrine