temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle
history; pedigree; lineage
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
participation; joining; entry; adherence
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
hearsay; rumor; grapevine
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
angel's raiment; robe of feathers; wings of birds or insects; plumage of birds; type of bug
within the borders of a country; domestic soil; inland; interior; Japan proper (as opposed to its overseas colonies); homeland
heavenly nymph; celestial maiden; beautiful and kind woman
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
(Okinawa) sacred site; sacred grove
place of worship (in Okinawa)
baby girl; primary schoolgirl
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
to jump in; to dive in; to fly in; to rush in; to dash in
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo); running out of points (zero or fewer)
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
elder daughter; older daughter
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)