KANJI GUIDE
Long life, and the celebration of it. The character on wedding envelopes and New Year food.
The capital, and any big city. 東京都 is the Tokyo Metropolis; 都合 is how your circumstances stand.
The lotus. It grows out of mud and comes up clean, which is why Buddhism uses it.
弘める is to spread a teaching. The character in 弘法, the great teacher Kūkai.
Plain, undyed, just as it came. 素直 is honest and unguarded; 素材 is raw material.