night of the full moon; the night of the 15th day of the 8th lunar month
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
general idea; concept; notion
around the world; throughout the world
huge harvest (of the five grains); bumper crop; abundant crop
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)
by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
perpetual youth and longevity; immortality
miraculous medicine; miracle drug; wonder drug
immortality; eternal life; undeath; undead
wonder drug; miracle cure; elixir
Kaguya-Hime (main character of Taketori Monogatari); Princess Kaguya
waxing and waning (of the Moon)
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
land of the gods; Japan; Heaven
to live; to reside; to inhabit
significant; full of meaning; pregnant (with meaning); suggestive
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
article to be delivered; present
Pacific saury (Cololabis saira); mackerel pike
grilling (fish) with salt; broiling with salt; boiling seawater to get salt
moon viewing (esp. during the eight month of the lunar calendar)
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)
dumplings offered to the moon (on the 15th day of the 8th month and the 13th day of the 9th month)
neighborhood association; neighbourhood association