good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
temple (esp. large one); monastery; temple building
clanging; empty; deserted
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
traditional Japanese treadle-operated tall loom
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
hut; house; boarding house; school dormitory; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
townhouse (i.e. house in the middle of a town); traditional townhouse; tradesman's house (esp. a home with a shop in front); merchant's house; merchant's family
beyond that point; after that
depression; lowlands; low ground; bottom land; plain
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
spring day; spring sunlight
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; Heian period (794-1185)
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
maid of honor; maid of honour
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
show; performance; act; entertainment industry; show business
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
although I say; although one might say; although called
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
pitching a tent; putting up a shack or tent (e.g. a circus tent); (theater, circus, etc.) tent or shack
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
magic; sorcery; wizardry; magic (illusion); conjuring
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
prize archery; imperial archery event held annually on the 18th day of the first lunar month (Heian period)
pouring hot water on oneself before entering the bathtub; hot water poured on oneself before entering the bathtub; pouring hot water on oneself repeatedly (type of hot-spring cure)
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
in the open; the open air
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
(some) more; even more; longer; further