romantic couple

rising of the curtain of a stage, the beginning of a performance / opening of a ceremony, festivity or conference

for a performance to begin / for some event to open, begin

decipherment

to decipher

church, chapel

study meeting (of a piece of writing)

to meet and study a piece of writing

Short for 上野国 (Kōzuke-no-kuni): Kōzuke Province, an old province of Japan

koji: a substance that is produced by letting a mold, especially Aspergillus oryzae, grow on rice, barley, soybeans, etc., used to make fermented products such as sake, amazake, miso, and soy sauce