ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
research; study; investigation
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
Shinano (former province located in present-day Nagano Prefecture and parts of Gifu Prefecture)
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
front; frontage; facade; main
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
surging sea; rough sea; large waves
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
bright (light) colour (color)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
field; farm; stray (dog, cat, etc.); stranger (in an online multiplayer game); random player
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
equinoctial week (when Buddhist services are held); Buddhist services during the equinoctial week; nirvana; opposite bank; opposite shore
China and Japan; Chinese-Japanese; middle day (of a sumo tournament, theatrical run, etc.); day of an equinox
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
horizontally-wrapped fabric forming the bottom part of some traditional Japanese clothing
kasaya; monk's stole; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder)
fragrant olive (Osmanthus fragrans var. aurantiacus)
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
worshipper; pilgrim; visitor to temple or shrine
clip-clop (esp. of geta); clink-clink (e.g. of metal on glass); clink-clank
foul play; cheating; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
visit to a temple or shrine; worship; pilgrimage
pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure
white makeup powder; (face) powder
half asleep and half awake; trance; dream and reality
expiration of term of a vow
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
first day of the month; the first of the month
28th day of the month; 28 days