ration; stipend; allowance
gods' conference (annual gathering of gods to discuss agriculture and marriage)
final cutting (of trees); regeneration cutting
outdoor fire with dense smoke to repel mosquitoes; mosquito-fumigation
(arch.) archer (esp. a samurai); (arch.) (skilled) archer; (arch.) bowman; (arch.) dominion of a whole province by a military family; bow-twirling ceremony at the end of a day of sumo wrestling
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
waste-water container (tea ceremony); slop jar; slop basin
to be purified; to be cleansed
(someone else's) daughter
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
to grow old; to weaken with age; to become senile
lovers talk; sweet nothings
as you can imagine; as you might guess
lesser councilor of state; lesser councillor of state; minor councilor; minor councillor
purification rite (esp. one held prior to a Shinto event)
to sweep up together; to sweep into a heap
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
to accumulate merit; to make merit
food and alcohol offering to the gods
Sichuan (China); Szechuan; Szechwan
place for ritual cleansing of hands and mouth with water when visiting shrines
Saitama (city, prefecture)
to cure an illness; to cure a disease
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
elaborate; exquisite; detailed
careless; thoughtless; rash; rude; at fault
Sei Shonagon (Poet of the Heian period, included in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu)
breath; sign (of something new and fresh); breath (of spring, fresh air, etc.); vitality