(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
gentle; mild; meek; tender
Kurama tengu; the tengu of Mount Kurama
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
manners; behavior; behaviour
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
to brew (sake, etc.); to cause; to bring on; to bring about
recitation (of a poem); chanting; singing; composition (of a poem); composed poem
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to do one good; to be beneficial; to stand in someone else's shoes; (arch.) to care deeply for someone
trendy; in; now; currently at ...; now doing ...; in the middle of ...
echo (esp. one reverberating in the mountains); mountain god; mountain guardian deity
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
retort; back talk; backchat
negotiations; bargaining; dialogue; duet
singing and dancing; song and dance
a cut above; one step above
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
style of recitative dance popular during the Muromachi period (often with a military theme)
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
characteristic; feature; special quality
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
bad disease; malignant disease
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
change from spring to summer
god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases
vice; bad manners; evil customs; storm; raging winds
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
gathering (esp. Buddhist, festive, etc.)
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
(sound of) wind blowing through pine trees; (sound of) steam whistling in a kettle (at a tea ceremony); matsukaze; sugar-glazed cookie sprinkled with sesame or poppy seeds
shoji (paper sliding door)
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
onnagata; male actor in female kabuki roles
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly