rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
main temple structure (sanctuary, hall)
confusion; mixing; merger
inner sanctum; inner temple; inner shrine; sanctuary; chancel
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
(arch.) countenance; (arch.) visage; face; honor (honour); dignity
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
dreary; bleak; lonely; lonesome; desolate
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
temple (esp. large one); monastery; temple building
clanging; empty; deserted
contrast; antithesis; comparison
great variety of flowering plants; light greenish-blue; various
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to be mistaken for; to be confused with
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
third rank (in the Japanese court system); Trinity; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
one person; another name; nickname; alias
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
the Emperor's command; private message from an emperor
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
pine tree growing on a rock
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
sutra; Buddhist scriptures
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
Awa (former province located in present-day Tokushima Prefecture)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking