red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
road approaching a shrine
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
place for ritual cleansing of hands and mouth with water when visiting shrines
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
(stone) guardian lion-dogs at Shinto shrine
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
until now; so far; up to the present
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
visitor (to a shrine or temple)
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
so; like this; in this way
in that manner; like that
simply; merely; only; solely
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
quickly; calmly; intently
unintentionally; calmly; inadvertently; innocently
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
remembrance; recollection; recognition
to be familiar; to learn by ear; to pick up knowledge