recitation; reciting from memory
to write ruby characters (small furigana above or beside kanji)
memorial service; prayers for the repose of the soul; transfer of merit
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
study; diligence; discount; reduction
carrying out a coffin; funeral procession
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
to gather; to collect; to assemble
entertainment; performance
enshrinement; installation (of an image)
sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica); evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)
sake bottle; tall and slender bottle with a narrow mouth made from ceramic, metal or glass that can be used for sake, shoyu or rice vinegar; turtleneck (sweater); non-swimmer; person who cannot swim
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
selflessness; self-effacement; self-renunciation; anatta; anatman; doctrine that states that humans do not possess souls
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to finish reading; to read through
each and every person (saying); one and all; unanimously; in unison; separately; individually
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
placing of body in coffin
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
the deceased; deaths; persons killed
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
news; word; tidings; omen
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
otherwise; or else; if not
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
originally; by nature; from the start
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation