to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
feeling of a house or a room
two blessings at once; flanked by two beautiful women
firing; igniting; kindling
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
place for ritual cleansing of hands and mouth with water when visiting shrines
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
before god; before an altar
paper folded and tucked inside the front of one's kimono (esp. for use at the tea ceremony); paper used for writing tanka
gate of a (Shinto) shrine
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
front shrine; hall of worship
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
strenuous efforts; exerting oneself; stirring oneself up; splurge; spending extravagantly (on); treating oneself (to)
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
cord; strap; thong; string (of a musical instrument, bow, etc.)
to clap one's hands in prayer
decisive; resolute; drastic
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
hyah!; hah!; there!; ugh!; argh!; damn it!
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
good or bad luck; fortune
distant place; faraway location; far away
oracle; revelation; divine message
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
moderately good luck (in fortune-telling)
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
fortune-telling; divination; fortune-teller; diviner
omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
goods; merchandise; commercial items
short sleeved kimono (worn as an undergarment during the Heian period); padded silk garment
red hakama (worn by miko or noblewomen at court)
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
sexagenary cycle; 60-term cycle of 12 zodiac animals combined with 5 elements in the traditional Chinese calendar; currently used in Japan for years, historically also for days; 12-year Chinese zodiac
to stand side by side; to stand in a row
Nishijin silk fabrics; Nishijin brocade