to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
torii; Shinto shrine archway
Buddhist services during the equinoctial week
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
westering sun; setting sun; afternoon sun
red spider lily (Lycoris radiata); cluster amaryllis
red spider lily (Lycoris radiata); cluster amaryllis; cluster belladonna; manjusaka
no matter how much time passes
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
the eve (of a festival) (e.g. Christmas Eve)
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
chance of precipitation; chance of rain
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
festival merrymaking; revelry
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
free time; time at leisure
caves dug as tombs in and around Kamakura during the Kamakura and Muromachi periods
plastic sheet (usu. blue); vinyl sheet; tarpaulin
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
to boil up; to seethe; to get excited; to be in an uproar
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
hanging banner; hanging screen; curtain
decorative lights; illumination
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
glove (esp. sports); globe
fully armed; armed to the teeth
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact