love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
riding fast; driving a horse fast
meteor; shooting star; falling star
people; citizens; subjects; folk
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
The Travels of Marco Polo
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
torii; Shinto shrine archway
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
teahouse; (Edo period) rest stop; (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha; tea house (that sells tea); tea dealer
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
Kanda myoujin - shrine near Ochanomizu station, Tokyo
prayer (for something); supplication
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
dedication; offering; presentation; oblation
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
warmly; cordially; with tender care
to step firmly; to harden by treading
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
(main building of a) Shinto shrine
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
to clap one's hands in prayer
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
one's (own) house; one's (own) home
one daughter; eldest daughter; first-born daughter
Vienna sausage cut in the shape of an octopus
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
be on your guard!; take care!
certainly; surely; definitely