time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
scoop (e.g. of icecream); scoopful; small ornamental spoon
torii; Shinto shrine archway
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
to come into focus; to be in focus; to be on the point
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
diaper; nappy; (arch.) swaddling clothes; (arch.) loincloth
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to ask (humbly); to request (humbly)
shrine office; office of a Shinto shrine
doddering; tottering; unsteady; shaky; decrepit; infirm
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)
grace (of God); divine favour; benefit; efficacy
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
to print; to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold
to scale (mountain, flight of stairs, etc.)
visitor (to a shrine or temple)
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
prayer (for something); supplication
to clap one's hands in prayer