jpdb beta

Heizu Shrine

1

Nanguu Shrine

1

Hirose Shrine

1

temporary (suspension) bridge; makeshift bridge; bridge (between cultures, generations, etc.); link; walkway (constructed on a cliff face); plank path

1

Sara

1

Kasuga Myōjin (the deity of Kasuga Shrine)

1

worshipping from afar

3

Munakata Shrine

1

Kii (former province located in present-day Wakayama and southern Mie prefectures)

1

Ise Grand Shrine

1

Hiraoka

1

golden dragon

1

water for washing or moistening one's hands

2

to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off

3

to shift (something) from one hand to the other; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to exchange (what one is holding for something else)

2

to rinse (one's mouth); to gargle

1

uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.

2

before god; before an altar

1

(Shinto) shrine

1

votive tablet donated to a shrine or temple

1

prayer; supplication

2

prayer (for something); supplication

1

report given to deity or nobility

1

return (of something borrowed or entrusted); returning; giving back; repayment

1

goshuin; seal stamp given to worshippers and visitors to shrines and temples; letter bearing the shogun's scarlet seal

1

to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)

1

teahouse; (Edo period) rest stop; (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha; tea house (that sells tea); tea dealer

5

chastity; virtue; fidelity; feminine modesty

2

bench

1

kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)

2

well done!; bravo!; zenzai; red bean soup made with azuki beans

1

to put into the mouth; to eat

2

dried persimmons

1

karōshi; death from overwork

1

oven

3

usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant

2

military force; force of arms; strength of an army

1

fine; penalty

1

after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably

1

going upstream; sailing against the current

1

lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child

1

making doubly sure; points scored for good measure; insurance run (in baseball)

1

natural accompaniment; inseparable pair; inevitable aspect (of something); part and parcel; supplementary printed insert (in a book or magazine); appendix

1

strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit

1

overestimation; overrating; overvaluing

1

to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to permeate

1

(not) readily; (not) easily; (not) right away; (not) simply; (not) without difficulty

2

tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act

1

(I) won't say anything no matter what; unwilling to tell even under threat

4

conclusion; completion

2