be (that) as it may; having said that
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
to subsist; to keep on living
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
torii; Shinto shrine archway
in the mountains; among the mountains
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
whereabouts; address; place of temporary residence
vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
climbing to the summit; summiting
mountain climber; mountaineer
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
the world; the earth; this world (as opposed to heaven)
lower region; lower part; region below
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
altitude sickness; mountain sickness
sign; indication; omen; symptom
to bestow (esp. of a god); to grant
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
silence; stillness; quietness
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands; restroom; lavatory; hand-washing (laundry, etc.)
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
to look old; to become musty; to wear out