front shrine; hall of worship
to be erected; to be built
shrine office; office of a Shinto shrine
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
side; beside; feature of a sword blade
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil
many; much; plenty; hardly
straw doll; straw figure; straw effigy
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
stepping back; drawing back
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to stiffen; to become stiff
alert status; emergency alert
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
bribe; money under the table
wooden hammer; wooden mallet
to drop; to let fall; to omit
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
there being no use in arguing (about it)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to crouch; to squat; to cower
adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid
that's a different matter; that's a different story
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
the Ox (second sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Ox (around 2am, 1-3am, or 2-4am); north-northeast; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
middle of the night; dead of night