斎 - purification, Buddhist food, room

study; library; den; home office; reading room

funeral hall

abstinence (in Catholicism)

purifying oneself (religiously) by abstaining from eating meat

person who spends a lot of time in their study; armchair expert

shrine fence

unmarried imperial princess serving at the Ise Grand Shrine in place of the Emperor

purification; washing

fast day

meals exchanged by parishioners and priests

Imbe clan (ancient Shinto priestly family)

last death anniversary for which there is a memorial service held (usu. the 32nd or 49th)