opening session; anteroom
Kurama tengu; the tengu of Mount Kurama
Que Sera, Sera (song title); Whatever Will Be, Will Be
camera shop; camera store
Emperor Kammu; Kammu Tenno (737-806 CE, reigning: 781-806 CE)
without being able to help oneself; against one's will; compelling; pressing; irresistible
starfish; sea star; asteroid; northern Pacific seastar (Asterias amurensis)
five most important temples of a region
without reservation; freely; frankly
bitter enemies in the same boat; rivals finding themselves together by chance
red ball; amber; (arch.) patent medicine; brand of sweet wine
ceremonial bonfire (seeing off the spirits on the final night of O-Bon)
to soar; to fly; to run; to dash
Kyoto-Osaka; Kyoto and Osaka
going according to one's wishes; ceremonial sceptre used by monks when reciting sutras (scepter)
to look as if one is important; to swagger around
escaping the heat to enjoy the cool breeze (by the river, etc.)
to get narrower; to contract
inner parlor; inner parlour; salon; living room
Hades; the underworld; the other world; realm of the dead
merrymaking; high jinks; drunken revelry; spree
pommel horse; side horse; saddled horse
uppercase letter; capital letter; large character; large writing; the (kanji) character "dai" meaning "big"; huge character "dai" formed by fires lit on the side of a mountain in Kyoto on August 16 each year
hell on earth; living hell
continuous; unbroken; ceaseless
hairy; thickly haired; shaggy
thing that reminds one of a particular season; poem about natural scenery; poem about a particular season
any; at all; in the least; even in a slight degree; ever
rambunctious kid; wild kid; hooligan; rowdy; roughneck
to harmonize with; to keep in tune with; to go along with; to keep in step
to manage; to arrange; to talk over; to dispose of
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme