(our) company; (my) company; small company; small shrine
one building (hall, temple, shrine, room); same room; same place; same building
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
prayer; grace (at meals); exorcism
faith-healing; incantation
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
ruler's orders; master's orders
square jō (approx. 10 sq feet); abbot's chamber; chief priest
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
soft, light rustling (e.g. leaves in the wind)
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
my husband; one's family; family member
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
large bird; peng (in Chinese mythology, giant bird said to transform from a fish); fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)
itinerant priest; wandering monk; mendicant; clouds and water
feng (male Chinese firebird)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
defile; narrow path; bottleneck; impasse
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
ordinary; common; mediocre
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
this world; this life; world of the living
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia, esp. var. culta); Japanese pear; Asian pear; sand pear; apple pear
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
short sleeved kimono (worn as an undergarment during the Heian period); padded silk garment
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds