Meanings

two bows, two claps, and a third bow (common form of worshipping at a shrine)

two bows, two claps, and a third bow (common form of worshipping at a shrine)

abdication ceremony

enthronement ceremony

Ceremony of the Abdication of his Majesty the Emperor at the Seiden State Hall

my apologies

setting up a living or ceremonial space with furnishings, implements, etc. (Heian era)

to make it worth someone's while

most formal form of a prayer

words of gratitude

small building used for worship or sutra chanting (located in front of the main hall of a Buddhist temple)

excuse me, but ...

fertiliser applied after harvesting

Baptist church

Society for Ritual Culture

one bow