last quarter moon; third quarter moon; waning half-moon
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
ceremonial offering to the deities by the Emperor of newly-harvested rice
calendar; calendar system
revision; amendment; alteration
12 signs of the Chinese zodiac
last quarter moon; third quarter moon; waning half-moon
great teacher (i.e. a buddha, bodhisattva or high monk, esp. Kobo Daishi)
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
Kōbō Daishi (774-835 CE; founder of Shingon Buddhism and renowned calligrapher)
New Year's period (January 1 to 3)
23rd night of a lunar month (esp. 8th month); moon-waiting party held on 23rd night of a lunar month
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
to enter; to go in; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to attain (nirvana, enlightenment, etc.); to achieve
to give; to present; to offer; to do for someone's sake
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); bad actor; lousy actor; wooden actor
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to enjoy the beauty of; to appreciate; to admire
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
crown prince; Prince Shōtoku
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
lunisolar calendar; lunar calendar
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
hall with an enshrined statue of Kobo Daishi (at a Shingon temple)
spreading Buddhist teachings
meeting; gathering; village assembly; two wrestlers approaching each other
Son of God; Jesus Christ; child of an emperor
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday