to model (something) on; to be modelled on; to be made in the shape of; to symbolize; to represent
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
temporary dwelling; this transient world
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
remote mountain; mountain recesses
Lord; Highness; (arch.) you
official bulletin board (esp. Edo period); highest bid; highest tender; your letter
to take away; to carry away
lacking a chief priest (of a temple); temple without a chief priest; being uninhabited; being vacant; non-attachment
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
pious men and women; religious people; the faithful
wallboard; wall decoration
worm-eaten; moth-eaten; holes eaten in clothing, leaves, etc. by caterpillars, moths, etc.; leaf warbler (any bird of genus Phylloscopus); chiffchaff
gable; gabled roof; building with a gabled roof; gabled roof construction
faded color; faded colour; antique look
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside; to remove; to exclude; to set aside; to keep apart; to remove (someone) from the group
railing; handrail; balustrade; armrest (chair)
ornamental railing top; bridge railing-post knob; Welsh onion flower; leek flower; hosta; plantain lily
pent roof built atop the stairs of a shrine or temple
Japanese ash (Fraxinus japonica)
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
to look afar; to look at something while absorbed in reverie; to look at something while absorbed in one's thoughts
slow, relaxed walk; stroll
to rain (or snow), keeping people indoors
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
sect; denomination; school (e.g. of poetry)
becoming a devout believer; (religious) conversion
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for