address to the gods; type of song which spread from mountain hermits to the laity during the Kamakura era
to loathe to part (with); to be reluctant to leave (someone)
diligence; industry; assiduity; hard work
beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
tearfully; in tears; weeping; reluctantly; unwillingly; with a heavy heart
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
arch of triumph; triumphal arch
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
mimesis; mimicry; camouflage
common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
riding in the same car; same car
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
the whole city; all the cities; every city
at the same time; at a time; at one time; simultaneously
purple clouds; clouds on which Amida Buddha rides to welcome the spirits of the dead
dying of illness; dying of natural causes
descendant; posterity; offspring
agricultural community; farm village; rural
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
old people; seniors; elders; old-timer
(arch.) exposure; (arch.) clarity; exoteric Buddhism; public Buddhist teachings
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
too few; too little; insufficient
town; city; municipal; urban
powerful official; powerful office; influential position; holding of concurrent (official) posts; concurrent post; one's second post
genius; brilliance; unusual talent; gifted person; person of unusual talent
postponement; deferment; adjournment
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady