visitor (to a shrine or temple)
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
clearness; clarity; skillfulness (skilfulness)
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
summoning; calling; riding; (high-quality) silk crepe (fabric)
happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations
overseas territories; outlying areas
dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed; outer garment (in kabuki)
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
spelling; orthography; patching; binding
weave; weaving; woven item
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
completely changed; totally transformed
premises; grounds; campus; compound; precincts
New Year's Day; New Year's morning; morning of New Year's Day
in these times; in times like these; the season being what it is
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
to get out of shape; to lose shape
coating of snow; blanket of snow
Yoshino cherry (Prunus yedoensis)
double-flowered cherry tree; double cherry blossoms
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
torii; Shinto shrine archway
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
main shrine; inner sanctuary
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
two blessings at once; flanked by two beautiful women
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
place for ritual cleansing of hands and mouth with water when visiting shrines
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
before god; before an altar
paper folded and tucked inside the front of one's kimono (esp. for use at the tea ceremony); paper used for writing tanka