to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
to face; to go towards; to head towards
alms-giving; charity; offerings (usu. money) to a priest (for reading sutras, etc.); financially supporting one's favorite celebrity (by buying merchandise, attending events, etc.)
donation; contribution; offering
contribution (to a temple, shrine, etc.); donation
selection; choice; option
sacred scripture; sacred book; holy book; writings of a sage
sacred books; sutras; scriptures; Bible
Bible; bible (authoritative book in a particular sphere)
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
(religious) precept; discipline; commandment; mitzvah
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name
national holiday; public holiday
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
national holiday; festival day
festival; feast; carnival
pre-war days; before the war
ceremonial offering to the deities by the Emperor of newly-harvested rice
postwar period; period after Second World War
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
(Judeo-Christian) Sabbath
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
creation (of the universe); the Creation