simply; merely; only; solely
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
people; men and women; each person; everybody
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
portable stove used for tea ceremonies during the summer
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
tearoom; tea house; tea-ceremony room; tea arbour; tea arbor
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
eighth day of the month; eight days
Buddha's Birthday (8th day of the 4th lunar month)
Gautama Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha
birth; creation; formation
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
in the mountains; within the grounds of a temple
visit to a temple or shrine; worship; pilgrimage
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
bean curd lees; soybean pulp; refuse from tofu; deutzia; Deutzia crenata
azalea (Rhododendron spp.)
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
enshrinement hall (of a buddha); temple; cathedral (esp. Catholic)
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
image; figure; figure; form; image
enshrinement; installation (of an image)
worshipper; pilgrim; visitor to temple or shrine
Hydrangea macrophylla var. thunbergii (variety of bigleaf hydrangea); sweet hydrangea leaf; hydrangea tea
container made by cutting a piece of bamboo lengthways; bamboo tube; bamboo cylinder
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
fourth month of the lunar calendar
lucky day; auspicious day; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)