incense variety used in kōdō (orig. from India)
shogun-authorized trading vessel (authorised)
family column (newspaper)
Mara; demon king who attempted to hinder Gautama Buddha from attaining enlightenment; obstacle to enlightenment; penis
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
winning ticket (in a lottery, etc.)
the treasure that is children; child
small double-reed wind instrument used in gagaku (made of bamboo, with 7 holes on top and 2 below)
fish pen; holding pond; fish tank; live well; live-box
second term; second stage
dried sardines (held together by a bamboo skewer or string piercing the eye sockets)
Ashikaga Yoshimasa (1435-1490)
don't talk nonsense; (lit.) sleep talk after you go to sleep
formal opening (e.g. of a railway, road, etc.); opening ceremony; inauguration ceremony
elementary school (in Japan; 1886-1941); primary school
restorative; smelling salts
near the pond; edge of a pond
prayer; grace (at meals); exorcism
to accumulate merit; to make merit
to become desperate; to give way to despair
to cense; to burn incense
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
way of the Buddha; Buddha's teachings
drivers cab; operator's cab
hearsay; rumor; grapevine
security for a loan; collateral
(articles) imported to Japan by early European traders
lighter; (small) cargo vessel
parading a criminal through town before their execution (Edo period)
floating bridge; pontoon bridge
deep regret; bitter disappointment; chagrin; vexation
subordinate shrine; professional entertainer
seafood seasoned with salt and sake then steamed
to spend a fortune; to pay a high price
to visit; (arch.) (original meaning) to make a noise