eleventh month of the lunar calendar
to have a frost; to get frost; to become frosty; to become covered with frost
autumn festival; fall festival; autumn matsuri
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
ceremonial offering to the deities by the Emperor of newly-harvested rice
the solar calendar; the Gregorian calendar
23rd day of the month; 23 days
the Rabbit (fourth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Hare; hour of the Rabbit (around 6am, 5-7am, or 6-8am); east; second month in the lunar calendar
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
contrast; antithesis; comparison
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
madness; insanity; madman; mania; craze; obsession
first quarter moon; waxing half-moon
last quarter moon; third quarter moon; waning half-moon
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
ceremonial offering to the deities by the Emperor of newly-harvested rice
calendar; calendar system
revision; amendment; alteration
12 signs of the Chinese zodiac
last quarter moon; third quarter moon; waning half-moon
great teacher (i.e. a buddha, bodhisattva or high monk, esp. Kobo Daishi)
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
Kōbō Daishi (774-835 CE; founder of Shingon Buddhism and renowned calligrapher)
New Year's period (January 1 to 3)
23rd night of a lunar month (esp. 8th month); moon-waiting party held on 23rd night of a lunar month
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
to give; to present; to offer; to do for someone's sake
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); bad actor; lousy actor; wooden actor
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to enjoy the beauty of; to appreciate; to admire
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
crown prince; Prince Shōtoku
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
lunisolar calendar; lunar calendar