sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
double-lined fusilier (Pterocaesio digramma); Taiwan (nickname); Takasago (classic noh play by Zeami)
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
participation; joining; entry; adherence
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
sabdavidya (ancient Indian linguistic and grammatical studies); chanting of Buddhist hymns (usu. in Sanskrit or Chinese)
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
attendance; presence; appearance
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
cheering in chorus; saying in unison
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
threefold repetition of the "ipponjime" 3-3-3-1 hand-clapping pattern to celebrate a conclusion or completion
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
first generation; founder
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
the five sciences of ancient India (grammar and composition, arts and mathematics, medicine, logic, and philosophy)
letter (of alphabet); character; writing