clave-like folk instrument; two bamboo pieces beaten together
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
sixteenth day of the month; sixteen days
(sense of) taste; counter for food, drink, medicine, etc.
invitation; summons; bidding (e.g. to host the Olympics); calling
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
regular festival; annual festival
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
basis; based on; conformance; conformity; authority (of); standard
ballad; folk song; popular song
essentially the same with only minor differences
thin, white ceremonial haori worn by miko
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
now that; since; so long as; because
white-naped crane (Grus vipio)
eternity; through all eternity; for evermore; for many generations to come
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
a Buddha; deceased person
to surround; to crowd around
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
religious mission; religious proclamation
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
phantom; vision; illusion
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
traditional festival on Iriomote Island (southern Okinawa)
worldly wisdom; gumption; stingy person