thanks for taking care of me; thanks for taking care of my loved one
hut; shanty; hovel; house built directly into the ground with no supporting stones
before the gate; in front of the gate
teahouse; (Edo period) rest stop; (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha; tea house (that sells tea); tea dealer
jam-packed (physically or of schedule, etc.); grinding noise; precisely; correctly (e.g. when working, etc.); acrida cinerea; oriental longheaded locust
other side; opposite side; other party
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
mud wall; earthen wall; plaster wall
gently (raining); drizzling; moist; damp
light or fine rain; drizzle
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
to blossom; to flower; to bloom
Buddhist image in the open
heavenly king; Gozu Tenno (deity said to be the Indian god Gavagriva)
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
money brought to a funeral; incense money; fee for a geisha's time
price of a flower; fee for a geisha's companionship
incarnation; embodiment; realization; giving concrete form (to)
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
to feel guilty; to suffer from a guilty conscience; to feel uneasy; to have qualms about; to have scruples about; to feel regret
originator; pioneer; inventor; progenitor; primogenitor; founder of a family line
anniversary of a person's death
twenty-first day of the month; twenty-one days
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)
spiritual awakening; resolution
every month; monthly; month by month
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
elderly handyman; elderly manservant
the whole year; all the year
pilfering; snatching; swiping; pilferer; (petty) thief; (bag) snatcher
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)