in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
attaining enlightenment; becoming a Buddha; entering Nirvana; going to heaven; resting in peace; dying (peacefully)
to cry tears of joy; to weep for joy
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
various countries; various regions; various provinces
pilgrimage; walking tour; travelling (on foot)
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
that well-known ...; the one and only ...; that; those; the
to copy; to duplicate; to describe; to depict; to imitate; to model after
principal object of worship (at a Buddhist temple); principal image; idol; icon; the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
orpiment (yellow mineral, or the pigment derived from it); gamboge (tree resin, or the dull yellow pigment derived from it); falsification; alteration
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to die (in action, in one's youth)
precarious situation; precarious state
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
dense; thick; rich (flavour, colour, etc.); deep; strong (smell); heavy
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables
leaving (fleeing) the capital
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part; scenic spot; beautiful place
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
artistic and literary circles
moving tale; impressive tale
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)