(arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
burning of New Year's gate decorations (usu. on the 15th day of the New Year)
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
(trend of) the times; current of the times; spirit of the age
change; transition; vicissitudes
fifth year of elementary school; fifth year elementary school student
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)
modern style; contemporary style; current fashion; verse form from the Heian and Kamakura periods consisting of 4 lines each divided into two parts of 7 and 5 syllables
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
miniature shrine with double doors (used to store important Buddhist items such as sutras, etc.); cabinet with double doors (used by the nobility to store books, etc.); (in Okinawa) carved and decorated stone container for storing the bones of one's ancestors
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
noh theater performed at night by a fire
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
production (e.g. play); direction
entertainment; performance
professional dengaku performer (usu. appearing as a monk)
February; second month of the lunar calendar
fifth day of the month; five days
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
Sichuan (province in China); Shu; Shu Han; Shu; kingdom in ancient China (-316 BCE)
rule; custom; tranquility; tranquillity
counter for rules; rule; regulation
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
Keichō era (1596.10.27-1615.7.13)
twelfth month (esp. of the lunar calendar); December
vajra (indestructible substance); diamond; adamantine; thunderbolt; Indra's weapon; Buddhist symbol of the indestructible truth
Ratnasambhava; The Jewel-born (a dhyani-Buddha)
whistle (sound made with the lips)
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders