sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
Buddhist; Buddhist priest
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
Buddhist name; priest's name (on entering the priesthood); posthumous Buddhist name
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
more than ... years; -odd years
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
the whole world; the seven seas
li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)
defense of one's country; defence of one's country
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
lodging; relay station; post town; constellation; mansion (in Chinese astronomy)
theater proprietor; theatre proprietor; producer
to pray for the repose of somebody's soul; to pray for the souls of the departed
typeface; style of handwriting; calligraphic style
Japanese calligraphy paper (approx. 25cm by 35cm)
the head; the foremost; beginning; the very front
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
the same place; the same address; the said place
bringing; taking; carrying
slip of paper bearing a book's title (pasted inside the book)
the Ox (second sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Ox (around 2am, 1-3am, or 2-4am); north-northeast; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
secret; private; surreptitious
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
popular song; folk song; ditty; ballad
threefold training; three divisions of the noble eightfold path
colloquial style; written style based on spoken language
conception; becoming pregnant; pregnancy