お伽話(とぎばなし)

fairy tale; children's story

伽藍(がらん)

Buddhist temple buildings

伽藍堂(がらんどう)

empty and bare; hollow

伽羅(きゃら)

agarwood; aloeswood

伽羅木(きゃらぼく)

Japanese yew

夜伽(よとぎ)

keeping someone company at night; sexual companionship

御伽草子(おとぎぞうし)

Otogi-zoshi; medieval Japanese short stories

御伽衆(おとぎしゅう)

personal attendants and entertainers

古都(こと)の伽藍(がらん)を巡(めぐ)り、悠久(ゆうきゅう)の歴史(れきし)に思(おも)いを馳(は)せた。

I toured the temple buildings of the ancient capital and reflected on its long history.

祖母(そぼ)は寝(ね)る前(まえ)にお伽話(とぎばなし)を聞(き)かせてくれた。

My grandmother used to tell me fairy tales before bed.