disposition; temperament; turn of mind; atmosphere; feeling
thatching a roof (with grass); thatched roof
to sprinkle salt on; to salt
needy circumstances; living in poverty
assistant vice-minister (ritsuryo system, early Meiji period)
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
to be relieved of one's post
high priest; highly-ranked priest; virtuous priest; priest of great sanctity and learning
unique thing; best on earth
(in the) style of a gate; gate-equipped (house, shop, etc.); kanji "gate" radical (radical 169)
bowl (ceramic, porcelain); counter for bowls of food or drink
ingenuity; inventiveness; creative originality
water temperature (esp. bath)
former (incumbent); predecessor
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
to take up one's residence
speaker; narrator; speaker (of a language)
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
stock; products; stolen goods; loot; spoils
(act of) building (temple, monument, etc.); erection
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
kakishibu; astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to to treat wood, paper, etc.
treat; banquet; feast; (arch.) running about
man and horse; rider and horse; centaur
troubled times; turbulent times
utmost limit; extremity; result
on the way back; returning
to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate; to increase
action; behavior; behaviour; (arch.) recommendation (of a person for a position)
skeletal frame; skeleton; framework; frame; outline
judgement; judgment; connoisseur