dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic
Shinto priest; Shinto priesthood
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
torii; Shinto shrine archway
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
to scale (mountain, flight of stairs, etc.)
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
ascending and descending; going up and down
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)
care; kea (Nestor notabilis)
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
to arouse someone's interest; to whet (appetite); to be appealing; to be intriguing; to be fascinating
proposition; thesis; notion; problem; issue; challenge
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
grove of the village shrine
water for washing or moistening one's hands
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
main shrine; inner sanctuary
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
monetary offering; offertory
front; frontage; facade; main
bowing one's head (in respect or worship); worship; respectfully yours
Izumo (former province located in the east of present-day Shimane Prefecture)
grand shrine; famous shrine; Izumo Grand Shrine