twenty-sixth day of the month; twenty-six days
moonrise; rise of the Moon
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
Buddha triad; image of a Buddha attended by two Bodhisattvas; The Three Jewels; Buddha, the teachings of Buddha, and the community of monks and nuns; head and shoulders (stock price, etc. chart pattern); the three people one must esteem: master, father, teacher
the coming of Amida Buddha to welcome the spirits of the dead
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
piece; fragment; one (object)
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
testing; experiment; test; examination; exam; trial
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
horn; antler; antenna; feeler; horn-like projection (e.g. peaks of whipped cream)
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
to stand in a line; to stand in a row; to be equal
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to accrete; to become whole; to come together
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
adding up; totalling; totaling
all over Japan; throughout Japan
famous place; name of a part (of an instrument, etc.); name and address
Etchū (former province located in present-day Toyama Prefecture)
life; living; I; me; student
the said person; he; she; same surname
one's way back; one's way home
(arch.) gourd; (arch.) calabash; (arch.) bottle gourd; dried gourd, used as flask
steamship; steamboat; steamer
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
handrail; railing; banister
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
sign of a ship (e.g. through fog, silhouette, etc.); outline of a ship
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)