(arch.) a weight; temple supervisor; town (of China)
Buddha's birthday festival (April 8th); Vesak
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
fire festival (often celebrating the absence of fires); New Year's ritual at Izumo Shrine; festival involving fire dedicated to the gods
Bon Festival; Buddhist service for the anniversary of the death of Prince Shōtoku (orig. the 22nd day of the 2nd month of the lunar calendar)
new moon; first day of the lunar month; (in ancient China) next year's calendar and decrees (distributed by the Emperor at year's end)
ceremonial offering to the deities by the Emperor of newly-harvested rice
thing that reminds one of a particular season; poem about natural scenery; poem about a particular season
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
burning of New Year's gate decorations (usu. on the 15th day of the New Year)
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
extent to which (something) is true or false; whether or not (something) is true
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
to drain dry; to dry out; to scorch
artists' chalk; white pigment; powdered calcium carbonate
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
participation; joining; entry; adherence
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
lifting a ban; raising an embargo; opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.); publishing contents; revealing information
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
clear; distinct; evident; definite
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
three; three years of age
unfinished; unripe; unfermented narezushi; unfermented brine-pickled sushi; noh mask with slightly protruding horns and frizzy hair (representing a woman on her way to becoming a hannya)
prajna (wisdom required to attain enlightenment); noh mask of a grinning, horned demoness (represents a woman's rage and jealousy); family crest designed after the Hannya noh mask; dreadful face (esp. of a woman driven mad by jealousy); terrifying facial expression
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner