to make merry; to be festive
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
food packed in a wooden box
visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)
Akasagarbha (bodhisattva)
the teachings of Buddha (as likened to the Dharmachakra, originally a wheel-like weapon used to destroy the evils of mankind); Buddhist doctrine
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
field; plain; hidden interior part (of a structure or object); wild (of an animal or plant)
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
slight; light; thin; faint; dim
departing from this world in disdain
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
before the gate; in front of the gate
Gautama Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
three times; thrice; many times; over and over again; repeatedly
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
gate of a (Shinto) shrine
Council Hall in the Imperial Palace
front; frontage; facade; main
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
foreign; abroad; overseas
old tree of historical interest; excellent wood; precious woods; choice wood
to make one's heart flutter
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
evening sky; twilight sky
to look up (at); to look upwards; to respect; to look up to
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
admiration; wonder; astonishment
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
instant; moment; for an instant
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...