not limited to; not just ...
Gion no Yashiro (former name for Yasaka-Jinja)
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
fortune-telling; divination
driving off birds; procession held at the New Year to chase away the birds for the year, with children singing songs as the villagers walked from house to house; female street musician who wore a braided hat and carried a shamisen; street entertainer who appeared on New Year's eve and performed with a fan
escape from evil; exorcism
naturally growing tree; tree that does not grow in a tree plantation
even; indicates something unexpected occurs
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
to distort; to strain (interpretation); to force (meaning)
the Rabbit (fourth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Hare; hour of the Rabbit (around 6am, 5-7am, or 6-8am); east; second month in the lunar calendar
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
twelfth month (esp. of the lunar calendar); December
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
indoor (court, pool, etc.)
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
bardo; state (or period) of intermediate existence between one's death and rebirth (in Japan, 49 days)
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
clothes-drying platform; place for drying laundry
field; plain; prairie; moor
artificial hill (in a garden)
to leave (a mark, trace, etc.); to print; to stamp; (arch.) to be a sign of; (arch.) to be an omen for
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
Tokushima (city, prefecture)
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)