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The couple who came on a shrine visit, said, "We prayed that our child would grow up healthily."
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Vocabulary list

omiyamairi
noun, suru verb
  1. miyamairi; newborn child's first visit to a shrine (within about 30 days of being born)
  2. visiting a shrine
o
prefix
  1. honorific/polite/humble prefix (usu. before a term with a kun-yomi reading; おん is more formal)
miyamairi
noun, suru verb
  1. miyamairi; newborn child's first visit to a shrine (within about 30 days of being born)
  2. visiting a shrine
de
particle
  1. at; in (indicates location of action; にて is the formal literary form)
  2. at; when (indicates time of action)
  3. by; with (indicates means of action)
conjunction
  1. and then; so
auxiliary
  1. and; then (indicates continuing action; alternative form of 〜て used for some verb types)
particle
  1. let me tell you; don't you know (at sentence-end; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.)
otozureru

Plain Past Indicative Form

otozureta
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to visit; to call on
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
  2. to make a sound (original meaning)
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to send a letter; to inquire about a letter
fusai
noun
  1. husband and wife; married couple (somewhat formal; not used for one's own family)
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
kodomo
noun
  1. child
ga
particle
  1. indicates sentence subject (occasionally object)
  2. indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions)
conjunction
  1. but; however; still; and
  2. regardless of; whether (or not) (after the volitional form of a verb)
sukoyaka
na adjective, noun
  1. vigorous; healthy; sound
ni
particle
  1. at (place, time); in; on; during
  2. to (direction, state); toward; into
  3. for (purpose)
  4. because of (reason); for; with
  5. by; from
  6. as (i.e. in the role of)
  7. per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month")
  8. and; in addition to
  9. if; although
sodatsu
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
koto
noun
  1. thing; matter
  2. incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis
  3. circumstances; situation; state of affairs
  4. work; business; affair
  5. after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to
noun, used as a suffix
  1. nominalizing suffix
  2. pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
noun
  1. alias; also known as; otherwise known as; or (as AことB (A = alias, B = real name))
  2. necessity; need (as 〜ことはない)
  3. you should ...; I advise that you ...; it's important to ... (as 〜ことだ)
wo
particle
  1. indicates direct object of action
  2. indicates subject of causative expression
  3. indicates an area traversed
  4. indicates time (period) over which action takes place
  5. indicates point of departure or separation of action
  6. indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
inoru

Polite Past Indicative Form

inorimashita
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to pray; to wish
to
particle, conjunction
  1. if; when
  2. and
particle
  1. with
  2. used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
noun
  1. promoted pawn
particle
  1. indicates a question (at sentence end)
hanasu

te-form

hanashite
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to talk; to speak; to converse; to chat
  2. to tell; to explain; to narrate; to mention; to describe; to discuss
  3. to speak (a language)
Suffix after the te form of a verb
iru

Plain Past Indicative Form

ita
ichidan verb, auxiliary verb
  1. to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing (after the -te form of a verb; indicates continuing action or state)

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