look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
framed picture or motto (usu. horizontal, hung over gates or lintels)
torii (Shinto shrine archway)
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
garden lantern; hanging lantern
wide mouth; alligator; temple gong
to gather (bringing something); to gather (to exchange something)
nobori; long, narrow banner attached to a pole on one side and a horizontal rod along the top; Boys' Day nobori; carp streamer
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; help; support
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
proper; respectable; decent; honest
to beat back into shape; to correct (a bad habit, character trait, etc.) by discipline; to straighten (someone) out
a little bit; a little while
diversion (e.g. of funds); appropriation; misappropriation; making use of (for another purpose); reuse; repurpose
abstinence from alcohol; temperance; prohibition of drinking
drunken frenzy; drunken violence; person who is prone to violence when drunk
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
going and worshipping (at a shrine or temple); visit (to a shrine or temple to worship)
hard-to-believe; unbelievable; incredible; fabulous
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
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