斎

purifying oneself (religiously) by abstaining from eating meat

abstinence (in Catholicism)

unlucky day (according to astrology); (previously a) death anniversary; purification and fast day

Christianity

Great Lent; Great Fast

Work of art, literature, music, etc. name

Strange stories from a Chinese studio (by Pu Songling)

congratulatory words; prayer for happiness

imperial event at which high monks recited the Golden Light Sutra to pray for national security and good harvests (held annually at the palace from the 8th to the 14th of the first lunar month, between the Nara and Muromachi periods)

Sansai school of tea ceremony

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

Buddhism

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

Food, cooking

Buddha's delight (vegetarian dish)

Work of art, literature, music, etc. name

Triodion; Lenten Triodion

Organization name

Ise Shrine Offering Association (secular organization formed from Jingu-kyo in 1899; dissolved in 1946)

Proverb

good luck does not last; a poor priest's two memorial services (being so close in time the priest can only eat at one of them)

道才坊, 道斎坊 are ateji

take it as a lesson learned; learn from this (mistake)

Rare term

closet drama; lesedrama