anniversary of a person's death (on which Buddhist commemorative rites, etc. are performed); 49th day after a person's death, on which Buddhist rituals are performed
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
evening; night; nighttime
chanting or reading the sutras
the dead; ghost; person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.); person with a blind lust (for)
contrast; antithesis; comparison
back (side); reverse; other side; inside; background; dark side (e.g. of society)
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
comparatively; relatively
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
please; somehow or other; one way or another
please (give me); please (do for me)
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
downstage left (in noh), where the secondary actor is often seated
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
painting; colored artwork; coloured artwork; overglaze enamels (on pottery)
to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt
place to go; person to turn to; someone to depend on
interval between the waves; gap between waves
symbol; emblem; mental image; representation; idea
crucian carp (Carassius spp.)
tracking down and killing; punitive expedition
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
to flee; to take flight; to be ruined; to go down in the world; to settle down (e.g. in one location)
lamentation; sorrow; grief
incarnation; embodiment; realization; giving concrete form (to)
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities