very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
hello; good day; good afternoon
going and worshipping (at a shrine or temple); visit (to a shrine or temple to worship)
to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
distinction; favoritism; favouritism; discrimination
visitor (to a shrine or temple)
favorite; favourite; habitually used
bare eyes (i.e. without glasses, contact lenses, etc.); uncorrected vision; unaided vision
to become dim; to become blurred
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
loved one; lover; sweetheart
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
making a prayer (to a god or Buddha)
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
votive tablet; wooden tablet usu. filled out with a prayer and one's name and hung up at a shrine or temple; orig. picturing a horse, as a stand-in for a donation of a live horse
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine); omikuji
selling at a sacrifice; amazing bargain; fire sale
wish; desire; request; prayer
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
the way one works; one's working manner
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
(religious) faith; belief; creed
next generation; future generation
bodily sensation; feeling in the body; physical feeling; coenesthesia; cenesthesia; coenesthesis
divine grace; divine favour; blessing; benefit; help
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
good-value; economical; advantageous (price, deal, etc.); useful; helpful
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
marriage; marriage tie; love knot; spiritual connection (to a person, object); spiritual tie; fated connection
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
deeply religious; devout; godly; faithful