description of regional climate, culture, etc.
story; tale; talk; discussion
Japanese fiber banana (Musa basjoo)
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional
to extend; to expand; to spread out
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
autumn festival; fall festival
agricultural community; farm village; rural
main festival; main day of a festival
execution; carrying out; performance; lead monk performing various tasks in a temple
pair; two kinds; two ways
joint together; opposite; facing
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
space; interval; space character; whitespace
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
family; members of a family
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
staff with plaited paper streamers
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
festival float mounted with a decorative halberd
general classification; broad categorization
Gion Festival (in Kyoto during the month of July, with high point on the 17th)
ceremony to appease evil gods and the spirits of the dead
beginning (of a century, etc.)
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
season (in nature, sports, etc.); seasonal word or phrase (in haiku); year
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
15th day of the 8th lunar month; eighth month of the lunar calendar
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
rugged mountain (of the more rugged mountain of a pair of mountains)
life release; ceremony of releasing captive animals
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb