division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
outer sanctum; nave; transept
inner sanctum; inner temple; inner shrine; sanctuary; chancel
enshrinement; installation (of an image)
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
general; popular; common; typical
statute; law; act; ordinance; regulation
stipulation; prescription; normal (unit of normality); compulsory exercise (in gymnastics); compulsory routine
magatama; comma-shaped bead from prehistoric Japan, usually made of jade
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
popular; well-liked; common; frequent; popular music; pop music
divine spirit; (Shinto) god; soul (of a dead person); spirit
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
ceremony for moving a deity to a new site
(with just a) small amount; a bit; only a little
to weigh on one's mind; to worry one; to be concerned about
vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse
right side; right-hand side
to lie deep in; to extend far back
(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture
chain reaction; nuclear chain reaction
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
charging (electrically); recharging one's batteries (e.g. by taking a nap); replenishing (one's energy)
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
generation of electricity; power generation; sending a telegram (now usu. for congratulations, condolences, etc.); telegraphing
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
notification; pre-1886 administrative order
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
price; cost; value; worth; merit
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; onigiri
family name; lineage; birth; clan
to ride on a person's shoulders; to be carried on a person's back; to rely on; to depend on
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
to bow one's head; to hang one's head; to droop (e.g. ears of grain)
horned owl (any owl with horn-like ear tufts)
to make one's way in the world; to earn one's living; to live