votive lantern in a shrine or temple
clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
removing one's hat; admiring someone greatly; "taking off one's hat" to someone
water content; moisture; water vapor (vapour); steam; dropsy; edema
water offered to God; water drunk before an altar to symbolize the making of a vow; miracle-working water; water which gathers in the nodes of bamboo after falling as rain at noon on the 5th day of the 5th month (lunar calendar), thought to be effective when used in medicines
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
to exorcise; to cleanse; to purify
exactly as stated; verbatim
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
hollow; cavity; sunken place; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) female genitalia
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure
archeological excavation (archaeological)
before god; before an altar
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
Ninna era (885.2.21-889.4.27)
(head priest of) temple formerly led by founder of sect; temple in which resided a member of nobility or imperial family; (head priest of) Honganji (temple in Kyoto)
Emperor Uda; Uda Tenno (867-931 CE, reigning: 887-897 CE)
entering the priesthood; priest; monk; bonze
to live; to reside; to inhabit
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
Deva gate; temple gate guarded by fierce Deva Kings; temple gate of the Nio
five and seven; 35th day after a person's death
front; frontage; facade; main
Kamakura period (1185-1333 CE)
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
one mountain; pile (of something); heap; hump; worst part; large profit
sad fate; tragic doom; ill fate
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then