excursion; field trip; school trip
Kinkakuji (temple in Kyoto); Golden Pavilion; The Temple of the Golden Pavilion (1956 novel by Yukio Mishima)
Kitano-tenmangu (shrine in Kyoto)
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to cease; to stop; to be over
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
garden; orchard; park; kindergarten; nursery school; preschool
emperor (of Japan); mikado
birthplace; origin; cradle; motherland
origin; (arch.) appearance of an auspicious sign that one will receive a divine mandate to becoming emperor; (arch.) birth of an emperor or his ancestors
Jōgan era (859.4.15-877.4.16)
Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar
epidemic; plague; pestilence
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
ceremony to appease evil gods and the spirits of the dead
to approach (one's) death; to face (one's) death
curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)
repose of a soul; ceremony for the repose of a departed soul
courtesy; etiquette; formality; (religious) observance; ritual; rite
ceremony honouring the spirits of ancestors (esp. the Bon festival)
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
Sanuki (former province located in present-day Kagawa Prefecture)
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
Kōbō Daishi (774-835 CE; founder of Shingon Buddhism and renowned calligrapher)
all living things; mankind; the people; the world
pity; sorrow; grief; misery
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...
(arch.) to be; (arch.) to be (at a location); sum of money
beginning (of writing); opening passage (sentence, paragraph, etc.); written claim; bill
Konjaku Monogatarishū (abbr) (31-volume collection of stories written during the late Heian period); The Tale of Konjaku
contemporary writing; modern text; modern Japanese writing; modern Japanese (as a school subject); literature written since the Meiji period
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
wearing (e.g. a uniform, seat belt, helmet); having on
lidded; covered; container with a lid
basket; basketball; basket cloth