court music pavilion in a Shinto shrine; kagura hall
daisy (Bellis perennis); English daisy
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; loss of face
taking turns on duty (esp. daimyo's retainers on duty in Edo)
second anniversary of a death
to keep a house; to run a household
Ladies and Gentlemen!; all of you; everyone
let's not say (such things) to each other
staged event; faked situation; prearranged performance
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
festivities; celebration; wedding; marriage ceremony
good bye; I'm off; see you later
northern country; northern provinces; northern regions; northland
middle palace guard (ritsuryo system)
to perform the last rites over the deceased; to give someone their final notice (e.g. when firing them); to give someone the final word
twenty-first day of the month; twenty-one days
three countries; Three Kingdoms (in China, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms (in Korea, 57 BCE-668 CE); (arch.) Japan, China and India; (arch.) Japan, Korea and China
to feel ashamed; to be abashed
Buddhist priest; bonze; layman dressed like a priest; person
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
to be born; to come into this world
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
returning home; visiting one's parents; new bride's first visit to parents
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately
ferry (crossing); ferry(boat); delivery
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
nonchalantly; without a care
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
without; unless; have to do
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for