stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to kneel (in respect); to genuflect
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)
common reed (Phragmites australis)
mat (made of pieces of split bamboo or reeds tied together)
lying down; down!; lie down!
being alone; solitude; loneliness; orphan
font of purifying water placed at the entrance of a shrine
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
Jizō (guardian deity of children); (image of) Khitigarbha-bodhisattva
coming of Amida Buddha to welcome the spirit of the dead
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
kakishibu; astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to treat wood, paper, etc.
bull's-eye (pattern); double ring (pattern); umbrella with bull's-eye pattern
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
to print; to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
incessant falling (e.g. rain, snow); prolonged continuation (of something)
to fall (on); to rain down; to shower down; to befall; to happen (to)
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
shuttlecock (in hanetsuki)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
column; shaft; cylinder; round pillar (esp. in buildings)
lucky omen; happy; auspicious
tathata (the ultimate nature of all things)
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
noisily (from many people talking); in a commotion; with a rustling sound (of leaves, branches, etc.); with a rippling sound (of the surface of a lake, etc.); feeling a chill; with a chill (up one's spine)
tortoiseshell; tortoise shell; tortoiseshell pattern; honeycomb pattern; tortoiseshell bracket (punctuation mark)
to tower; to rise; to soar
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
broad street; main street; avenue; boulevard
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
fleeting life; this transient world; sad world; world of grief and worry; the world of the living; this life