hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
hidden; concealed; unknown; passing away; dying; death
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
dawn; daybreak; beginning
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
flowering tree; Japanese red maple (Acer pycnanthum)
to shed tears; to be moved to tears
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle
to dye; to colour; to color
torii; Shinto shrine archway
Deva gate; temple gate guarded by fierce Deva Kings; temple gate of the Nio
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
visit to a temple or shrine; worship; pilgrimage
Southern Court (of Japan; 1336-1392); Southern Dynasty; Southern Dynasties (of China; 420-589)
Imperial Palace (of Japan); imperial residence
Nandikesvara (Ganesh in the Buddhist pantheon)
eloquence; oratorical talent
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to keep watch; to stand guard
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
cherry blossom viewing drinking party
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
music playing in imperial court
to cease; to stop; to be over
the whole world; the seven seas
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky
such; like that; in that way