to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace); imperial residence; residence of a shogun, minister, etc.; emperor; ex-emperor; empress
court lady; lady-in-waiting
Oyudono no ue no nikki (Collection of diaries on the daily life in the imperial court)
Keichō era (1596.10.27-1615.7.13)
ninth day of the month; nine days
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
wet nurse; nursing mother
august (in ref. to the emperor or the gods); imperial; divine
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
to gather; to collect; to assemble
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
a Muromachi era Japanese dictionary
forgetting the hardships of the old year; year-end drinking party
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
forgetting the hardships of the old year; forgetting one another's age difference
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
when it becomes; when it comes to
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
eighth day of the month; eight days
memorial service for old needles
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
extinguishing; dying out (of a fire); putting out
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
Saitama prefecture (Kanto area)
second day of the month; two days
third day of the month; three days
young imperial prince; child of the imperial family; shrine dedicated to a child of the god of the main shrine; newly built shrine (to which a divided tutelary deity has just been transferred)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading