to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
ditch with running water; drainage channel
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
contribution (to a temple, shrine, etc.); donation
government office; agency; board
two Deva kings; guardian gods of Buddhism who stand at the entrance of a Buddhist temple
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
free (of charge); gratuitous
young female rice planter; young girl
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
to proceed with things; to carry out; to do
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
night watch; night sentry
to keep watch; to stand guard
earthenware toy portraying a monkey sitting on top of a deer (often a bell)
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
grounds of a Shinto shrine
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
itinerant Buddhist monk; practitioner of Shugendō
eboshi; black-lacquered headgear (made of silk, cloth or paper) originally worn by court nobles in ancient Japan
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
nightlife; night amusements
chief priest (of a Buddhist temple)
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
before the gate; in front of the gate
bush clover; Japanese clover (any flowering plant of genus Lespedeza); dark red exterior with blue interior (color combination worn in autumn); Hagi (city in Yamaguchi)
primness; prim person; clear soup; water for rinsing sake cups (at a banquet, etc.)
lack; deficiency; vacancy; absence; non-attendance
empty lot; vacant plot of land
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
kasaya; monk's stole; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder)
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage