Vocabulary

next month's issue

end of next month

single-pronged vajra; tokko; dokko; copper or iron implement, pointed at both ends, used in esoteric Buddhist rituals

ground stone tool from the late Jomon period (named after its similarity to the Buddhist tokko)

ground stone tool from the late Jomon period

advent; descent (of a god)

dance recital praising Buddha, which accompanies the recital of a gatha (in the Pure Land Sect of Buddhism)

gist of what someone else said

tall container resembling a serving table (used for serving sake, confectionery, etc.)

spade

visitor

next autumn; next fall

coming to an office, laboratory, etc.

bud stage (tooth)

sound of thunder

license fee; licensing fee

thunder

next winter

coming to stay over; coming to spend the night

outbreak of thunder

platform in front of a temple's principal image, from which the officiating monk chants

ceremonial clothes formerly worn by nobility

lima bean (Phaseolus lunatus); butter bean

lightning rod; lightning conductor; lightning arrester

something someone said; nature of something someone said

Arthurian legend; legend of King Arthur

art exhibition

doing together

two people riding in a palanquin together (esp. a man and a woman)

Phacelurus latifolius (species of perennial grass)

compatibility

sad tone (of music, words, etc.)

ukiyo-e print produced with various shades of indigo (and sometimes small amounts of vermilion or yellow)

ukiyo-e print produced with various shades of indigo (and sometimes small amounts of vermilion or yellow)

ukiyo-e print produced with various shades of indigo (and sometimes small amounts of vermilion or yellow)

being choked with tears

good relationship

German bread

rye bread

raisin bread