visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
living; lifestyle; living room
kamidana; household shrine; home shrine
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
to prostrate oneself before
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
to become like a different person; to have a change in personality
to watch over; to watch attentively
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
god of marriage; matchmaker
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
to move (house); to change residence
rustic; unsophisticated; provincial; hick; cornball
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
to change one's place of residence; to migrate; to move
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
strong opposition; vehement opposition
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
war; fighting; fierce competition