Vocabulary

Ecklonia cava (species of brown alga)

loud thunder

summer fog; summer mist

small festival on the eve of the main festival (esp. of the Gion festival)

red Fuji; Mount Fuji appearing red because of the sun's rays (typically in the early morning from late summer to early autumn)

corner; sharp corner

penetrant inspection; PI; penetrant examination; penetrant test

joining surface; bonding plane; adherend

longevity; long life

officiating (a ceremony); presiding (over a service)

officiant; presider

outermost enclosure of a castle or fortress (including the town around it)

cold at the end of autumn when the dew turns to frost

late autumn that makes it seem like winter is coming

something written for fun; calligraphy written for entertainment

ashide; painting of a waterside using characters of a poem to represent reeds, rocks, birds, etc. (Heian period)

fabric with a brocade and embroidery; beautiful fabric; beautiful clothes

furuncle

formal noh performed in full costume

abandoning all worldly desires

bathing (in a Zen Temple)

work in a Zen temple (e.g. cleaning, working in the fields)

oracle bone script

eave

newspaper reporter

newspaper stand; newspaper seller; paper carrier

white silk

wing length (esp. of a bird); wingspan (esp. of an aircraft)

mysterious bird; strange bird; eerie bird; monster that has taken the form of a bird

small pine; young pine

being on the ropes; losing ground

falling to the ground like a Buddha statue being thrown down

temple affairs

one of the six administrators of a Zen temple who substitutes for the chief priest

six administrators of a Zen temple

one of the six administrators of a Zen temple

one of the six administrators of a Zen temple (in charge of accounting)

one of the six administrators of a Zen temple (in charge of general affairs)

one of the six administrators of a Zen temple (in charge of food and other matters)

increase (in an amount of money or goods); augmentation