glad countenance; joyful look
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
spiced sake (served at New Year's)
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
whole face; all over one's face
sun and moon; time; days and months; Sunday and Monday
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
sore; erosion; ulceration; corruption; dissipation; becoming degenerate
sore; erosion; ulceration; corruption; dissipation; becoming degenerate
just because; even if; even though
unconditionally; as a rule
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect
torii; Shinto shrine archway
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
mourning; (arch.) calamity; (arch.) misfortune
kamidana; household shrine; home shrine
equipment used in rituals
gods and Buddha; Shinto and Buddhism
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
I, as a mere priest; this humble servant of Buddha
visit (from abroad); introduction (from abroad); importation
origin; appearance of auspicious omen
Onbashira Festival; log-dragging festival held once every six years in Suwa, Nagano
hokora; small wayside shrine
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
explanation; interpretation
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various