festival; feast; carnival
reform; reformation; reorganization
Nara period (710-794); imperial court during Nara period
Namu Amida Butsu; Hail Amitabha Buddha; Homage to Amida Buddha; prayer for rebirth in Sukhavati, the Pure Land of Amitabha
mound; heap; hillock; burial mound; tomb; tumulus
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
real name (of a deceased person or a noble); posthumous name
surname; family name; last name
the Monkey (ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm); west-southwest; 7th month of the lunar calendar
the Rooster (tenth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Cock; hour of the Rooster (around 6pm, 5-7pm, or 6-8pm); west; eight month of the lunar calendar
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
festival associated with Shōmen Kongō; staying awake on the eve of the 57th day of the sexagenary cycle to prevent the three worms from reporting one's wrongdoings to the gods
Wood Rat (1st year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1924, 1984, 2044)
first sign of the Chinese calendar
to fertilize; to fertilise; to manure; to enrich
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion
paper for fans or parasols (cut in a fan shape); ground paper; backing paper
meeting; gathering; village assembly; two wrestlers approaching each other
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
to talk the night away; to talk all night
middle of a month; second third of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month
every month; monthly; month by month
spare time; free time; leisure
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
to stay up all night; to spend the night without sleep
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
(arch.) to carve; (arch.) to engrave; to publish; to author
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
going around; patrol; round; tour
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
Chandra (Hindu moon god also revered as one of the twelve devas in Shingon Buddhism); (arch.) moon
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
moon; Tsukuyomi (god of the Moon in Shinto and mythology)
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge