flute player; flutist; flautist; piper
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
Utsunomiya (city in Tochigi)
offering an opinion (to a superior, the government, etc.); proposal; suggestion; advice
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
advance (into a new market, industry, etc.); expansion (into); launch (into); advance (to the next round of a competition)
destruction; annihilation; extermination
to follow (a rule, precedent, style, etc.); to conform to; to be in accordance with
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
shrine dedicated to Hachiman; Hachiman shrine
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
lament (song); elegy; dirge; Lamentations (book of the Bible)
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
16th day of the month; 16 days
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
inauguration; installation ceremony
clear weather; good weather
middle ten days of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
accompanying; being in attendance on; inner offerer (any of the 10 high-ranking monks serving at the inner offering hall)
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
entering (the marketplace); introducing (something) to the market; access; visiting a high-class or noble individual
nashiji; lacquering technique using gold or silver powder or flakes
concealment (of one's vices); veil; cover; overturning; toppling
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; spectator; viewer
torii (Shinto shrine archway)
monument at cemetery entrance
paralysis; palsy; numbness; loss of sensation; standstill; state of paralysis
visit to a temple or shrine; worship; pilgrimage
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web