family which supports a temple; parishioner
summoning; calling; riding; (high-quality) silk crepe (fabric)
carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse
no!; no no!; no, not at all
old body; aged person; elderly person
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
chief priest (of a Buddhist temple)
servant in charge of footwear
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
facial gesture of pulling one's eyelid down and sticking out one's tongue
nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyō; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
bedroom; bedchamber; (arch.) roost; (arch.) nest
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
corruption; bastardisation
ancient Shinto music and dancing
accompaniment for traditional performances (noh, kabuki, etc.); orchestra; band
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
hamlet; subunit of village; burakumin area
palanquin; litter; bier; portable shrine
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
the five grains (wheat, rice, beans, millet (awa and kibi))
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy