visit to a shrine or temple; paying homage at a shrine or temple
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to form a line; to queue up; to line up
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
ceremony honouring the spirits of ancestors (esp. the Bon festival)
music; old Japanese court music; gagaku
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
to chant; to sing; to recite; to write (a poem); to compose
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
measuring container; measure; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid
levelling a powder or liquid (when measuring)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
flour; meal; powder; dust
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")