nntsuzu/KFTT huggingface dataset:
English: To release a wild bird after its temporary capture and marking for investigation of its distribution and ecology.
Japanese: 分布(生物)・生態の調査のために一時的に野鳥を捕獲し目印を付けて再び放す。
English: Previously captured birds were released at funeral ceremonies and during hojoe (the ritual for releasing living beings) in order to do good or pious deeds.
Japanese: かつては葬儀や放生会において、功徳を積むために予め捕らえておいた鳥を放してやることも行われていた。
English: In recent years hocho has come to mean the act of uncaging birds such as so-called companion birds including tame paddybirds, cockatiels and peach-faced lovebirds, and releasing them into a room while remaining attached to the owner, so that the owner can experience and enjoy time with the bird in a freer setting than the cage.
Japanese: 飼い鳥の場合、近年、コンパニオンバードと呼ばれる手乗り文鳥、オカメインコ、コザクラインコなど飼い主に馴れている飼い鳥をケージから出して、部屋の中で飼い主とひとときを楽しむ行為を指している。
English: It is beneficial for birds which can not fly in their cage because they can relieve stress, take exercise and increase communication with the owner.
Japanese: ケージの中では飛ぶことができない小鳥にとってストレス解消､運動､飼い主とのコミュニケーションを深めるため有意義である｡
English: If a bird not found in the local area is released, it becomes an introduced species and may cause pressure on an ecosystem or genetic contamination.
Japanese: 他地方のものを放せば移入種を作り、生態系の霍乱や遺伝子汚染を引き起こす。
English: The Chinese bamboo partridge and Mongolian pheasant have settled in Japan through hocho for hunting.
Japanese: 日本のコジュケイやコウライキジは狩猟のための放鳥によって定着したものである。
English: Practice suggests that it is not very easy for an artificially reared bird to maintain its life in the wild.
Japanese: 人工飼育の鳥が野生で生活を維持することはさほど簡単ではないことがわかっている。
English: Shuni-e refers to one of hoe (Buddhist mass) conducted in Japanese Buddhist temples, which is also called Shunigatsu-e.
Japanese: 修二会（しゅにえ）は、日本の仏教寺院で行われる法会のひとつで、修二月会ともいう。
English: As February of the old lunar calendar corresponds to New Year in India, kuyo (a memorial service for the dead) is said to be done, but in foreign countries there are no Shuni-e and the origin is not clear.
Japanese: 旧暦の二月はインドの正月にあたるので仏への供養を行なうといわれているが、外国には修二会はなく、本当の起源ははっきりしない。
English: And the word Shuni-e did not appear in the literature until the Heian period.
Japanese: また、修二会という言葉が文献に現れるのは平安時代になってからである。
English: The one done in old temples in Nara region is famous and in particular the Shuni-e in Nigatsu-do Hall of Todai-ji Temple is commonly known as "Omizutori" (Water-Drawing Festival).
Japanese: 奈良地方の古寺で行われるものが著名で、特に東大寺二月堂の修二会は「お水取り」の通称で一般的に知られている。
English: What is common to both of them is keka (confession (of one's sins)) for honzon (principal image of Buddha).
Japanese: いずれの修二会にも共通しているのは、本尊に対する悔過（けか＝罪の懺悔告白）であることである。
English: The hongyo (high-toned performance) of Shuni-e in Todai-ji Temple, which is known as "Omizutori," was formerly done from February 1 to 15 of the old lunar calendar, but today from March 1 to 14 of New calendar (solar calendar) for two weeks.
Japanese: 「お水取り」として知られている東大寺の修二会の本行は、かつては旧暦2月1日から15日まで行われてきたが、今日では新暦の3月1日から14日までの2週間行なわれる。
English: The events are mainly Buddhist memorial services where the practitioners, who went through purifying themselves (religiously) by abstaining from eating meat and are called rengyoshu (the eleven priests participate in Shuni-e held at Nigatsudo hall of Todaiji Temple), confess their sins by themselves and through their kudoku (pious act), pray to Eleven-faced Kannon (Goddess of Mercy) in Nigatsu-do Hall for the prosperity of Buddhism, the peaceful world, the affluent life for the national, huge harvest (of cereals) and so on.
Japanese: 二月堂の本尊十一面観音に、練行衆と呼ばれる精進潔斎した行者がみずからの過去の罪障を懺悔し、その功徳により興隆仏法、天下泰安、万民豊楽、五穀豊穣などを祈る法要行事が主体である。
English: The event came to be called Shuni-e during the Heian period, though it had been called Jyuichimen Keka Ho during the Nara period, and even now it is the official name.
Japanese: 修二会と呼ばれるようになったのは平安時代で、奈良時代には十一面悔過法（じゅういちめんけかほう）と呼ばれ、これが今も正式名称となっている。
English: According to "Nigatsudo engi" (Karmic origins of the Nigatsudo), Jicchu kasho, the disciple of Ryoben Sojo who was the kaisan (a founder of temple as the first chief priest) of Todai-ji Temple in 751, went into Tenkai (Tosotsuten (The fourth of six heavens in the world of desire)), where tennin (heavenly beings) live, in the heart of Mt. Kasagi and saw the tennin did the keka for Eleven-faced Kannon in Jonen Kannonin (the hall with kannon statue that is thought to be placed in Tosotsuten (Heaven)) and wished for the keka to be done also in this (the lower) world.
Japanese: 「二月堂縁起」によると、天平勝宝3年（751年）東大寺の開山、良弁僧正（ろうべそうじょう）の弟子の実忠和尚（じっちゅうかしょう）が笠置山の山奥で、天人の住む天界（兜率天　とそつてん）に至り、そこにある常念観音院で天人たちが十一面観音の悔過を行ずるのを見て、これを下界でも行ないたいと願った。
English: However, one day of Tosotsuten corresponded to four hundred years of Ningenkai (Human world) and it was thought to be absolutely impossible to catch up with.
Japanese: しかし兜率天の一日は人間界の四百年にあたるので到底追いつかないと思われた。
English: Thus, to keep up with the pace of Tosotsuten as much as possible, they came up with the practice with running.
Japanese: それで、少しでも兜率天のペースに合わせようと走って行を行なうことを思いついたという。
English: Allegedly, Jyuichimen Keka in Todai-ji Temple was done firstly in 752.
Japanese: 初めての東大寺の十一面悔過は天平勝宝4年（752年）に行われたと伝えられる。
English: The practitioners who conduct the Shuni-e are eleven Buddhist priests, called Rengyoshu, and sanyaku (the three key officials) or those who are called Chugen (the assistant of Rengyoshu) or Doji (the assistant of Rengyoshu hold big torch to guide Rengyoshu to the Nigatsudo hall) (they are adults) assist them.
Japanese: 修二会を行なう行者は練行衆と呼ばれる11人の僧侶で、三役や仲間（ちゅうげん）、童子（大人である）と呼ばれる人達がこれを補佐する。
English: The priests of "Rengyoshu" are appointed every year from the announcement of the chief abbot of Kegon (sect of Buddhism) before Buddhist memorial service in the early morning of December 16 which is the anniversary of the death of Roben Sojo who was the first betto (the head priest) of Todai-ji Temple.
Japanese: 「練行衆」の僧侶の任命は毎年、東大寺初代別当良弁僧正の御忌日にあたる12月16日早朝、法要開始前に華厳宗管長から発表される。
English: Rengyoshu are supported by Doji, Chugen and so on as well as Sanyaku (Dodoji (the assistant of Rengyoshu maintains raido and gaijin), Shoko and Komori (the assistant of Rengyoshu, accountant) and Kushi (the assistant of Rengyoshu manages yuya (bathhouse)), and they carry out the events.
Japanese: また練行衆を三役（堂童子（どうどうじ）、小綱兼木守（しょうこうけんこもり）駆士（くし））をはじめ、童子、仲間（ちゅうげん）などの人々が支え、行事を進行させてゆく。
English: Rengyoshu go through purifying themselves (religiously) by abstaining from eating meat and do the residential training in the kuri (priest's kitchen and living room) (Bekka-bo) of Kaidan-in.
Japanese: 戒壇院の庫裡（別火坊）で練行衆が精進潔斎して合宿生活を行うのである。
English: Without using the fire of the world, they lead a life using only the special fire from a flint and thus it is called as such.
Japanese: 世間の火をいっさい用いず、火打ち石でおこした特別の火だけを利用して生活するのでこのように言われる。
English: Those who newly becomes Rengyoshu (Shinnyu (a priest who newly becomes the member of Rengyoshu in Shuni-e) and those who firstly becomes Daidoshi (who chants the prayers and essence of religious texts and leads the whole ceremony in Shuni-e) go into Bekka from February 15 and the other Rengyoshu from February 20.
Japanese: 初めての練行衆（新入しんにゅう）と初めて大導師をつとめる人は2月15日から、それ以外の練行衆は2月20日から別火に入る。
English: As for Bekka, there are two time periods such as "Koro Bekka" (the former Bekka) and "So Bekka" (the latter Bekka).
Japanese: 別火には「試別火」（ころべっか）と「総別火」（そうべっか）の二つの期間がある。
English: During the time period of Koro Bekka they are allowed to pick something up from their own houses, but are not allowed to get food freely or warm themselves by fire.
Japanese: 試別火の期間は自坊に物をとりに行く程度は許されているが、勝手な飲食も火にあたることもできない。
English: Formerly they did it in their own houses, but after allowed to get married they came to do the residential training.
Japanese: かつては自坊で行なったが、妻帯するようになってから合宿するようになった。
English: "Shasan" (visit to shrines or temples) is done on February 21, and the Rengyoshu except for Shinnyu form a line led by Wajo and visit Hachimanden, Daibutsu-den (the Great Buddha hall), Tennoden (the Guardian Kings Hall) and Kaisan-do Hall (temple where the statue of founder priest is placed) and pray for the security of the practice.
Japanese: 2月21日は「社参」が行なわれ、新入を除く練行衆が和上を先頭に列を作り、八幡殿、大仏殿、天皇殿、開山堂に参詣し、行の安全を祈願する。
English: After asked "Do you do ascetic practices as has happened in the past?", they decide to join Suni-e and take a bath.
Japanese: 「例年の如く御加行なさりょうずるで候や」と問われ、修二会に参加する覚悟を固めるてから入浴する。
English: These two works are done by all the Rengyoshu, Sanyaku and so on and they prepare 400 camellias, 50 nandinas and many cores of tomyo.
Japanese: この二つの作業に練行衆、三役らが総出で行い、椿400個、南天50個、多くの燈芯を用意する。
English: On February 24, 1000 ricecakes of about 3 cm thick and 15 cm in diameter, which are called dangu (the thousand ricecakes dedicated for the two Kannon statues in Shuni-e), are made to be dedicated in front of Buddha for the first seven days (also on March 5, the same number of dangu is made for the last seven days).
Japanese: 2月24日には上七日に仏前に供えられる壇供（だんぐ）と呼ばれる厚さ3cm直径15cm程の餅を1000個つく（3月5日にも同数の檀供が下七日の為につかれる)。
English: During Koro Bekka, they prepare hogu (ritual implements) for hongyo and at night practice Shomyo (chanting of Buddhist hymns).
Japanese: 試別火の期間中、本行に備えて法具を準備したり、夜は声明（節をつけて経を読む）の練習をする。
English: The melody of Shomyo is complicated and has to be learned by heart and especially for Shinnyu it is a very hard work.
Japanese: 声明の節は複雑で、すべて暗記せねばならず、特に新入にとっては大変な仕事である。
English: So Bekka starts on February 26 and they take a bath in series and wear a kamiko (the paper garments for wearing only on Shuni-e).
Japanese: 総別火に入るのは2月26日で、順次入浴し、紙衣（かみこ紙で作った衣）を着る。
English: During this term they must not sit except on the purified mat, called Teshimagoza (Tashima mat), put in the large hall in Bekka-bo, cannot talk freely and do not use any fire at all.
Japanese: この期間中は別火坊の大広間のテシマゴザという清浄なゴザのうえ以外に座ってはならず、私語は許されず、火の気は一切ない。
English: They put imitation flowers of camellia in branches and "the ceremony of a clerical robe (on February 27)," where they wear a cloth dyed with India ink, called Egoromo (a black robe), on their kamiko, and so on are held.
Japanese: 椿の造花を枝に指したり、紙衣の上に重衣という墨染めの衣を初めて着る「衣の祝儀(2月27日)」などがおこなわれる。
English: On the last day of February they are busy because they move from Bekka-bo in Kaidan-in to Nigatsu-do Hall where hongyo is done.
Japanese: 2月の末日になると、戒壇院の別火坊から本行の行われる二月堂に移動するためあわただしくなる。
English: Various sorts of hogu and so on are carried out after they are treated with "kokun" where they burn incense to purify the ritual implements.
Japanese: 各種の法具などは香の煙をたきしめて清める「香薫」をしてから外に運び出す。
English: At the end Rengyoshu chant "Oisange" (confession of one's sins at Shuni-e) and move to Nigatsu-do Hall.
Japanese: 最後に大広間で「大懺悔（おおいさんげ）」を唱えてから、練行衆は二月堂に移る。
English: During hongyo, Rengyoshu stay in "Jiki-do Hall" (dining hall) under the stone stairway called Noboriro (stone steps at both sides of Nigatsudo hall in Todaiji Temple) and the long and thin building called "Sanrojukusho" (lodging at the north of Nigatsudo hall in Todaiji Temple) in the north side of Nigatsu-do Hall.
Japanese: 本行の間に練行衆が寝泊まりするのは二月堂の北側、「登廊」と呼ばれる石段の下の「食堂（じきどう）」・「参籠宿所」と呼ばれる細長い建物である。
English: They go in the accommodation (on February 28, but in an intercalary year on February 29) in the evening and "Onakatomi no Harai" (the purification performed by Shushi in Shuni-e (Omizutori)) is done.
Japanese: 宿所入り（2月28日、閏年は29日）の夕方、「大中臣の祓い」が行われる。
English: It is Wajo who gives the precepts; after he does his self-ordination toward Binzuru-sonja in Jiki-do Hall, he reads Hassai-kai, eight precepts (murder, steal, contact with women and so on), which should be observed to all the Rengyoshu one by one, and asks "Do you observe them well or not?"
Japanese: 戒を授けるのは和上で、和上は食堂の賓頭盧尊者（びんずるそんじゃ）に向かって自誓自戒した後、練行衆全員に守るべき八斎戒（殺生、盗み、女性に接することなど）を一条ずつ読み聞かせて「よく保つや否や」と問いかける。
English: Following Daidoshi, Rengyoshu go down from the floor, squat down, put the palms of hands together and swear for every precept, saying "Observe well, observe well, observe well" three times.
Japanese: 大導師以下、練行衆は床から降り、しゃがんで合掌し、戒の一つ一つに対して「よく保つ、よく保つ、よく保つ」と三遍誓う。
English: After Jukai is over at one forty, Rengyoshu as one group go in Nigatsu-do Hall with the call of "Now we go in, now we go in," change into clogs and stomp on the floor of rai-do hall (a worship hall).
Japanese: 受戒が終わると、1時40分、「ただいま上堂、ただいま上堂」のかけ声にあわせて練行衆は一団となって二月堂に上堂し、木沓にはきかえ、礼堂の床を踏みならす。
English: When the key of Naijin (the inner sanctum located in the main halls, Kondo or Hondo of a Buddhist temple, or Honden of a Shinto shrine) is opened and the door opens, Rengyoshu run into Naijin, go around shumidan (an altar made of fine timber, generally with paneling, hame) three times, pray to the honzon, clean Naijin and decorate the shumidan.
Japanese: 内陣の錠があけられ、扉が開くと、練行衆は内陣にかけいり、須弥壇の周囲を3周し、本尊を礼拝し、内陣の掃除や須弥壇の飾り付けを行う。
English: After the dawn and at noon the bell is rung and "Jikisaho" (having a simple meal with the long prayer) is done in Jiki-do Hall.
Japanese: 明けて正午になると鐘が鳴らされ食堂で「食作法（じきさほう）」が行われる。
English: After Daidoshi prays for the protection of believers, jobutsu (die peacefully) of people in the past and so on for about thirty minutes from noon, they take food (macrobiotics) of one bowl of soup and one (or two) dish(es).
Japanese: 正午から約30分、大導師が信者の息災、過去者の成仏などを祈願したあと、一汁一菜または二菜の食事（正食）をとる。
English: The honzon in Nigatsu-do Hall is two Kannon-zo (statue of the Kannon) called "big kannon" and "small kannon" and both of them are Buddhist image normally withheld from public view and cannot be seen even by Rengyoshu.
Japanese: 二月堂の本尊は「大観音」「小観音」と呼ばれる二体の観音像で、いずれも絶対の秘仏で練行衆も見ることができない。
English: The six Buddhist memorial services have the names respectively, which are called "nicchu" (the time roughly from 10:00 to 14:00), "nichimotsu" (afternoon (roughly from 14:00 to 18:00)), "shoya" (evening (roughly from 18:00 to 22:00)), "hanya" (midnight (roughly from 0:00 to 2:00)), "goya" (the time from 2:00 to 6:00 in the morning) and "jinjo" (morning (roughly from 6:00 to 10:00)).
Japanese: 6回の法要にはそれぞれ名前があり、「日中(にっちゅう)」「日没(にちもつ)」「初夜(しょや)」「半夜(はんや)」「後夜(ごや)」「晨朝(じんじょう)」と呼ばれる。
English: In Sangegyodo, they go around shumidan strewing Haze (the stuff including glutinous rice scattered on the flour of Nigatsudo hall on Shuni-e) (ricecake) to solemnize the dojo (place of Buddhist practice or meditation) prior to Keka Hoyo and adore the virtue of Kanzeon Bosatsu (the Buddhist Goddess of Mercy).
Japanese: 散華行道は悔過に先だって道場を荘厳するため、ハゼ（餅）をまきながら須弥壇の周りを回り、観世音菩薩の徳をたたえる。
English: In Daishugan, Daidoshi states the purpose of gyoho on behalf of all and chants it in kanon (Han reading of Chinese characters).
Japanese: 大咒願は大導師が一同を代表して行法の趣旨を表明するものであり、漢音で唱えられる。
English: "南無教主 釈迦如来" reads as "Nobokoshu Seikyajorai."
Japanese: 「南無教主　釈迦如来」は「のうぼうこうしゅ　せいきゃじょらい」と読む。
English: In Keka, after chanting the names of various Buddhas, they chorus shoku reckoning up the figure or kudoku of Eleven-faced Kannon and adore repeatedly by each verse.
Japanese: 悔過は諸仏の名前を唱えた後、十一面観音の姿や功徳を列挙して唱句を斉唱し、一句ごとに礼拝を繰り返す。
English: In hogo (to chant the name of Kanzeon Bosatsu and bow repeatedly), they chant the myogo (name of the Buddha) of Kanzeon Bosatsu and bow repeatedly, led by Jidoshi.
Japanese: 宝号は時導師の音頭で観世音菩薩の名号を唱えては一礼することを繰り返す。
English: While they repeat "Namukan jizai bosatsu," it becomes "Namukanjizai, Namukanjizai" and is shortened to "Namukan, Namukan," and they come to feel higher and higher.
Japanese: 「南無観自在菩薩」を繰り返すうちに、「南無観自在、南無観自在」となり、「南無観、南無観」と短くなってゆき気分が高揚してくる。
English: Around the end of hogo, one of Hirashu goes to rai-do hall, does gotai-tochi (a prostration in which both hands, legs and head are pressed to the ground) and expresses his heart of repentance through his body.
Japanese: 宝号が終わり近くになると平衆の一人が礼堂に出て五体投地を行い、懺悔の心を体で表現する。
English: Shoya and goya are called "Taiji" (keka (a confession of one's sins) performed especially both on evening and midnight at Shuni-e) and treated in a special courteous manner and after Keka ritual, "Daidoshi saho" and "Shushi saho" (the ritual performed by Shushi in Shuni-e) are done.
Japanese: 初夜と後夜の悔過は「大時」といわれ特別丁寧に行われ、悔過作法の後に「大導師作法」「咒師作法」をおこなう。
English: In Daidoshi saho, they read the name of the incumbent Prime Minister, the Cabinet officials, the chief justice of the Supreme Court and so on and pray for their good works to bring the peaceful world and the affluent life for the national, as well as mourning the bodhi (enlightenment) of the spirits of the Emperor Shomu, successive Emperors, those who were linked with Todai-ji Temple and those who were killed in wars or natural disasters around Japan.
Japanese: 大導師作法は聖武天皇、歴代天皇、東大寺に縁のあった人々、戦争や天災に倒れた万国の人々の霊の菩提を弔うとともに、現職の総理大臣以下の閣僚、最高裁長官などの名を読み上げ、その働きが天下太平、万民豊楽をもたらすよう祈願する。
English: Allegedly, Onyumyojin, who was the origin of Omizutori, went fishing and was late for this.
Japanese: お水取りの起源となった遠敷明神は釣りをしていてこれに遅れたと伝えられている。
English: In Dokuju of a family register of deaths, the names of those who have linked with Todai-ji Temple since the Emperor Shomu are read resonantly.
Japanese: 過去帳では聖武天皇以来の東大寺有縁の人々の名前が朗々と読み上げられる。
English: When the priest called Jukei read a family register of deaths during the Kamakura period, a lady ghost wearing a blue cloth appeared and said "Why did you skip my name in the family register of deaths?"
Japanese: 鎌倉時代に集慶という僧が過去帳を読み上げていたところ、青い衣を着た女の幽霊が現れ、「など我が名をば過去帳には読み落としたるぞ」と言った。
English: Jukei read "Shoe no nyonin (a lady wearing a blue cloth)" between his teeth and then she disappeared contentedly.
Japanese: 集慶が声をひそめて「青衣の女人（しょうえのにょにん）」と読み上げると女は満足したように消えていった。
English: Even now it is the custom to read between his teeth when reading "Shoe no nyonin."
Japanese: いまでも、「青衣の女人」を読み上げるときには声をひそめるのが習わしである。
English: In Shushi saho, Shushi goes around shumidan, sprinkles purified water (Shasui), chants a spell making symbolic signs with the fingers and so on, which is a ceremony of Esoteric Buddhism.
Japanese: 咒師作法（しゅしさほう）は咒師が須弥壇の周りを回りながら、清めの水（洒水）を撒き、印を結んで呪文を唱えるなど、密教的な儀式である。
English: Dattan no gyoho is done during Shushi saho of goya for three days after March 12.
Japanese: 3月12日以降の3日間は、後夜の咒師作法の間に達陀の行法が行われる。
English: In Dattan no gyoho, eight Rengyoshu under Dotsukasa wear Dattanbo like a kabuto (helmet) and look bizarre, and after they purify the dojo, "Katen, Agni" with a big flaming Taimatsu torch and "Suiten, Varuna" with a barrel of Shasui go around shumidan and jump up and down, sticking out the torch to the rai-do hall many times.
Japanese: 達陀の行法（だったんのぎょうほう）は、堂司以下8人の練行衆が兜のような「達陀帽」をかぶり異様な風体で道場を清めた後、燃えさかる大きな松明を持った「火天」が、洒水器を持った「水天」とともに須弥壇の周りを回り、跳ねながら松明を何度も礼堂に突き出す所作をする。
English: When they return to Sanrojukusho (lodging at the north of Nigatsudo hall in Todaiji Temple) after finishing all the gyoho on that day, they run down stone stairway calling each other "Chozu chozu."
Japanese: その日の全ての行法を終えて参籠宿所に戻るときには「ちょうず、ちょうず」と声を掛け合いながら石段を駆け下りる。
English: On one occasion, when they returned after gyoho, they saw that a group of Tengu (long-nosed goblin) came and imitated gyoho, and thus, in order for Tengus to think mistakenly they would go to a toilet, they called each other like this.
Japanese: ある時、行法を終えて帰ると、天狗たちがやってきて行法のまねをしていたことがわかったので、ちょっと手洗いにゆくのだと思わせるためにこういうのだそうである。
English: As a symbolic event of Shuni-e, there is "Otaimatsu" where they brandish the flaming Taimatsu torch on the stage of Nigatsu-do Hall.
Japanese: 修二会のシンボルのような行事に二月堂の舞台で火のついた松明を振り回す「お松明」がある。
English: This Taimatsu torch is called the Taimatsu torch of jodo (to enter into a hall of temple) and originally it is lighted up as a street light when Rengyoshu go up Noboriro to begin gyoho of shoya, where one of Doji holds up the Taimatsu torch and one of Rengyoshu follows him and after they go in, they bring the torch on the stage (parapet) and brandish the fire.
Japanese: この松明は上堂の松明といわれ、本来は、初夜の行を始めるために練行衆が登り廊を登るときに道明かりとして焚かれるもので、一人の童子が松明をかざして、後に一人の練行衆が続き、入堂された後に、その松明を舞台(欄干）に回り、火を振り回すのである。
English: Hongyo is done every day during the event and on March 12 it is interesting to watch it because a much larger Kago Taimatsu torch (twenty-six feet long) appears.
Japanese: 本行の期間中連日行われるが、12日は一回り大きな籠松明が出るので見応えがある。
English: On the days except on March 12, Shinnyu go in the dojo in advance and prepare, thus the number of them is 10, but only on March 12 after they prepare they go out of the dojo, thus the number of those who go in the dojo is 11.
Japanese: 12日以外の日は、新入は先に上堂して準備をしている為10人、12日だけは準備をしてから一旦下堂するので11人の上堂となる。
English: As for this Kago Taimatsu torch, the length is 8 meters and the weight is 70 kilograms and it has a root to bring a balance.
Japanese: この籠松明は長さ8m、重さ70kg前後有り、バランスを取る為、根を付けて有ります。
English: Except for Kago Taimatsu torch, Doji make them beside Jiki-do Hall in the early morning of the day when they are used.
Japanese: 籠松明以外は、使われる日の早朝に担ぐ童子自身が食堂(じきどう)脇で作ります。
English: It is believed that exposure to the sparks of Taimatsu torch brings health or happiness.
Japanese: お松明の火の粉を浴びると健康になるとか、幸せになると信じられている。
English: However, on March 12, it is very crowded and there are regulations, lightings, broadcasts and so on and thus the atmosphere is not good.
Japanese: （但し12日は大混雑するので規制・照明・放送などがあり雰囲気が壊れます。
English: Gyoho of running is done for three days from March 5 and for three days from March 12 before Keka ritual of goya.
Japanese: 走りの行法は3月5日からの3日間、および3月12日からの3日間、後夜の悔過作法の前に行われる。
English: They adore Butsumen (the head of a Buddha) of eleven faces of honzon, Eleven-faced Kannon, saying "Namuchojo," "Namusaijo" and so on, and, going around shumidan, they go in rai-do hall one by one and do gotai-tochi.
Japanese: 本尊十一面観音の11の面の内の頂上仏面を「南無頂上」「南無最上」などと礼拝し、須弥壇の周りを回りながら一人ずつ礼堂に出て五体投地する。
English: The steps gradually become faster and firstly they put on wooden shoes, but later they put them off and at last they come to run barefoot.
Japanese: だんだんと歩調が早くなり、はじめは木の沓（さしかけ）を履いているが、やがてそれを脱いでしまいはだしで走るようになる。
English: During Shushi saho of goya on March 12 (at 1 am on March 13), being illuminated with the Taimatsu torch called Hasu taimatsu (a torch five-feet long, hasu means lotus), Shushi goes down stone stairway in the south side with five Rengyoshu and head for Akaiya (a well) (alias, Wakasai).
Japanese: 3月12日、後夜の咒師作法の中で（13日午前１時）、咒師は蓮松明という松明に照らされながら５人の練行衆とともに南側の石段を下りて閼伽井屋（あかいや　別名・若狭井）へ向かう。
English: On the way they drop in a small shrine, do Buddhist memorial service, go in Akaiya with some Dojis and lave fragrant water.
Japanese: 途中小さな神社に立ち寄り法要を営んでから数人の童子と閼伽井屋に入り香水をくむ。
English: They put the fragrant water in the bucket called Akaoke (a wooden bucket), put it on a board decorated with sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto) and carry it into Naijin.
Japanese: 香水は閼伽桶とよばれる桶に入れられ榊を飾った担い台に載せられ内陣に運ばれる。
English: The fragrant water is stored in a fragrant water jug under shumidan, is dedicated to honzon and is used as water for kyoka (kuge (offering of flowers (at shrine, grave, etc.), floral tribute)).
Japanese: 香水は須弥壇下の香水壺に蓄えられ、本尊に供えられたり、供花の水として用いられたりする。
English: This water is said to have been dedicated to honzon in Nigatsu-do Hall as an apology because Onyumyojin in Wakasa was late for the meeting of the Gods and the event "Omizuokuri (on March 2)," where water is sent to this well, is held in Jingu-ji Temple (temples associated with shrines) in Obama city (Wakasa) even now.
Japanese: この水は、若狭の遠敷明神（おにゅうみょうじん）が神々の参集に遅れたお詫びとして二月堂本尊に献じられたと伝えられ、若狭小浜市の神宮寺では今もこの井戸に水を送る「お水送り(3月2日)」の行事が行われている。
English: Since Shuni-e in Todai-ji Temple began in 752, it has been passed down until now without cessation and is "gyoho of non-retrogression" which continues as long as Todai-ji Temple exists.
Japanese: 東大寺修二会は752年（天平勝宝4年）始められて以来、現在まで一度も途絶えることなく今日まで伝えられている、東大寺がある限り続く「不退の行法」である。
English: Even when Nigatsu-do Hall was lost by fire in 1667 "Shuni-e' was held in Sangatsu-do Hall and during and after the Pacific War, when various events had to be cancelled because of wartime shortage, it continued to be held.
Japanese: 「修二会」は1667年（寛文7年）に二月堂が火災で失われたときも三月堂で行われ、物資難から諸々の行事が中止せざるを得なかった太平洋戦争の戦中戦後も続けられた。
English: It has been held 1257 times for 1257 years until now, including the one held in March 2008.
Japanese: 2008年の3月に行われたものを含むと現在まで1257年、1257回を越える。
English: This is a simple one held only on January 7, but there are shoya and goya events, and on shoya they confess their sins to Nyoirin Kannon (the Bodhisattva of Compassion) and on goya many Buddhist memorial services such as reibutsu ge and so on are held.
Japanese: 1月7日のみの簡単なものであるが、初夜と後夜に別れ、初夜では如意輪観音に悔過し、後夜では礼仏偈ほか多くの法要が行われる。