leaf

pick up

(literally) to hold someone's hand (grasp someone's hand) / (idiomatic) to hold someone's hand (guide somebody)

a hand / a handle, grip / a paw, foreleg / a way of acting, means / (board games) a move, play

Cleyera japonica, a species of tree considered sacred in Shinto / any evergreen tree planted within precincts of a Shinto shrine

a placename / a female given name / a surname

sacred tree

(archaic) a low-ranking position at a shrine, helping to conduct the yearly ceremonies and patrolling the grounds, among other responsibilities

from the Heian period through the Muromachi period, a low-ranking position at a shrine, helping to conduct the yearly ceremonies and patrolling the grounds, among other responsibilities

gods and humans / a person of god-like nobility / a person with mystical or god-like power