manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
vertical part of kanmuri cap
Empress Genshou; Genshou Tenno (680-748 CE, reigning: 715-724 CE)
Tonerishinnou (Prince) (676-735)
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); Taoist immortal; supernatural being; (in Japan) 11th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. C)
anthem; carol; hymn of praise
mountain hiking; walking in the mountains
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
phantom; vision; illusion
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
mountain grass; mountain weed; mountain plant; Gleichenia japonica (species of fern with white-backed leaves)
mistletoe (esp. European mistletoe, Viscum album); parasitic plant
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
creeping plant; creeper; vine; liana; liane
fern (esp. species Gleichenia japonica); fernery
Dioscorea tokoro (species of wild yam); old man living in the countryside
Mercurialis leiocarpa (species of mercury whose leaves can be used to produce an indigo dye)
mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae); Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger); hollyhock
kaya (Torreya nucifera); Japanese nutmeg tree
Chinese mulberry (Morus bombycis); kousa dogwood (Cornus kousa)
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
(arch.) gourd; (arch.) calabash; (arch.) bottle gourd; dried gourd, used as flask
(arch.) gourd; (arch.) calabash; (arch.) bottle gourd; dried gourd, used as flask
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
about when; about what time; how soon
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
young imperial prince; child of the imperial family; shrine dedicated to a child of the god of the main shrine; newly built shrine (to which a divided tutelary deity has just been transferred)
spring day; spring sunlight
(main building of a) Shinto shrine
yaksha (Buddhist guardian deities sometimes depicted as demonic warriors)
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section
the five festivals (January 7, March 3, May 5, July 7 and September 9)
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time