preceptor or high priest (esp. in Zen or Pure Land Buddhism); preceptor or high priest (in Tendai or Kegon Buddhism); preceptor or high priest (in Shingon, Hosso, Ritsu or Shin Buddhism); second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); master (of one's art, trade, etc.)
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol (esp. a woman)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
Japanese crucian carp (Carassius cuvieri); white crucian carp
namasu; dish of raw fish and vegetables seasoned in vinegar
gudgeon (any fish of genus Gnathopogon or related genera); willow gudgeon (Gnathopogon caerulescens); longtooth grouper (species of fish, Epinephelus bruneus)
unglazed pottery; bisque; bisque firing; seafood grilled without seasoning
vinegar and soy sauce mixed in roughly equal proportions
sweetfish (Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis); ayu
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
squint; sight error; bias; misunderstanding
to assemble (e.g. goods into a set); to gather; to put together
all sorts of delicacies; various unusual foods; sumptuous feast
food and drink; eating and drinking
(eating or drinking) to one's heart's content
upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth
(act of) building (temple, monument, etc.); erection
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
official in charge of the administration of domains and general affairs of powerful noble families (from the middle of the Heian period); titled lady (legal wife of an important official); government office related to finances (Kamakura and Muromachi periods); clerk working for large temples and shrines
(a) dose; (a) puff; (a) smoke; lull; short rest
cake or snack served with tea
emphasizes direct object of action
theism; god's teachings; Shenism; Chinese folk religion
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
farewell; be that so; in that case; (arch.) however; (arch.) though that may be the case
silly monk; foolish monk; I; me
one dance; one game (e.g. of shogi)
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
speech; words; one's lines; remarks