joint together; opposite; facing
fluffy; lumpy (e.g. clothing); uneven; bulging (e.g. muscles)
visit to a shrine or temple; paying homage at a shrine or temple
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
rear shrine (located behind the main shrine, but dedicated to the same deity)
Gate of the Celestial Rock Cave
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
established practice; custom
torii; Shinto shrine archway
flash (esp. of a camera); flashlight; very short scene in a film or TV show; newsflash
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
visitor (to a shrine or temple)
to deceive; to blind the eyes of
passage; path; route; one's way
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
quietly; slowly; gracefully
way one walks; one's walk
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
thatching a roof (with grass); thatched roof
rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil
ominous word; ill-omened word; misfortune
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
daruma; tumbling doll; Bodhidharma; prostitute
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
weatherbeaten; exposed to rain
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything
mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit
statue; picture; picture revealing character
grandfather; male senior-citizen
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out