to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
just when (one is about to ...); just as; the very moment when; on the point of
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
lifetime; one's whole life; all through life
child whose paternity is unknown; illegitimate child; child whose father is dead; fatherless child
another's parent; another's parents
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
difficult delivery; difficult childbirth; dystocia
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
to comfort; to console; to amuse
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
Izumi (former province located in the southwest of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
government office; agency; board
visit to a temple or shrine; worship; pilgrimage
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
kurofuda; type of Japanese playing cards
type of household amulet or talisman, issued by a Shinto shrine, hung in the house for protection
first rank in the hierarchy of the government; highest rank given to a shrine
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
large crowd; mass of people
kasaya; monk's stole; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder)
Buddhist priest; monk; boy
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
polish (jewels); cultivation
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to strike (a match)
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
entering the priesthood; priest; monk; bonze
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
being taken aback; state of shock; dumbfoundedness
paintings and calligraphic works