alms-giving; charity; offerings (usu. money) to a priest (for reading sutras, etc.)
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
celebration of a child's seventh day
bright (esp. of the moon); broad and empty
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
night air; stillness of night; cool evening
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
high-ranking noh actor; head of a school of noh performance; high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara) (Edo-period); jōruri narrator; manzai narrator; female role actor in kabuki; low ranking priest in a Shinto shrine
to get entangled (with each other); to get muddled together
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to have one's hands slip (and drop something)
elegance; taste; refinement
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
Lagenaria siceraria var. gourda (variety of bottle gourd); gourd (container) made from its fruit
whispering into a person's ear
ear (of a cereal plant); head; point (of a brush, spear, etc.); tip; crest (of a wave); scion (in grafting)
tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
font of purifying water placed at the entrance of a shrine
to keep away; to keep at a distance
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
(main building of a) Shinto shrine
broad or spacious veranda; eaves
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol (esp. a woman)
helping oneself to a drink; pouring one's own drink
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
raging fire; conflagration
ptoo (i.e. spitting sound); ptew; ptooey
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
difference; variation; difference
to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
being blocked (and contained); reduced circumstances
surely (not); certainly (not)
win or lose; sink or swim; make or break; all or nothing