ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
slips of paper posted on shrine pillars by pilgrims
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
Shinto shrine precincts; holy precincts; sanctuary
cooperation; collaboration
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
proper; respectable; decent; honest
a little bit; a little while
diversion; appropriation (e.g. of funds); misappropriation; re-use (e.g. old computer parts); recycling
abstinence from alcohol; temperance; prohibition of drinking
drunken frenzy; drunken violence; person who is prone to violence when drunk
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
visit to a shrine or temple; paying homage at a shrine or temple
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
rumour; rumor; hearsay; report
praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd
pious men and women; religious people; the faithful
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
relying entirely on ...; using solely ...; with the sole purpose of ...; based on (mutual consent, etc.)
visitor (to a shrine or temple)
Lord; Highness; (arch.) you
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
official bulletin board (esp. Edo period); highest bid; highest tender; your letter
omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
staying in one's position or resigning; course of action; move
appendix; postscript; retrofit; post-installation; giving a reason afterwards; making an excuse after the event
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
Shinto priest; Shinto priesthood
no!; no no!; no, not at all
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
visit (from abroad); introduction (from abroad); importation
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
make no progress; remain unsettled
irreligion; unbelief; atheism; atheist