ritual music and dancing in shrines and temples; rice dance; rice festival; tofu (or fish, etc.) baked and coated with miso; turning something in the manner one would use to cook dengaku-tofu on both sides
soft rush (Juncus effusus var. decipiens); common rush
lion dance; traditional dance performed by one or more dancers wearing a guardian lion costume
type of conical hat adorned with flowers (used in Japanese traditional performing arts); hanagasa
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
servant; valet; (arch.) someone who works in close quarters with the emperor or imperial family; (arch.) low-ranking official who works for the imperial family or nobility (under the Ritsuryo system); (arch.) ox-tender for oxcarts; (arch.) horse boy
European magpie (Pica pica)
variant edition (of a book); alternative version; different manuscript; strange book; rare book; unique book
shrine enshrining several gods
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
to rise (steeply); to tower; to soar
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
in the end; after all is said and done; (lit.) when the striped mullet is fully grown
fixed paper-enclosed lantern; paper-covered wooden stand housing an (oil) lamp
festival-eve vigil; eve of a festival vigil
portable shrine (carried in festivals); palanquin; buttocks; lower back
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
course; route; path; process; means
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
lacquerware; painting; coating
runaway horse; galloping horse
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
visit to a temple or shrine; worship; pilgrimage
to re-cover; to reupholster; to repaper; to renew (e.g. a plaster)
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
un-; non-; bad ...; poor ...
to happen to meet; to come across
germination; pregnancy; arising (in); resulting (from); originating (in)
to get accustomed to using
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
sacred tree; support pillars of the traditional fire festival bonfires
Japanese horse chestnut (Aesculus turbinata)