letter bearing the shogun's scarlet seal; seal stamp given to worshippers and visitors to shrines and temples
greenbottle fly (esp. species Lucilia caesar)
greenish nasal mucus; green snot
Japanese cobra lily (Arisaema ringens)
to twist a thread; to put all one's skill (into doing something); to do something to the best of one's ability
cutting a person down (without a second thought); sacrificing; throwing to the wolves; omission; rounding down (e.g. fractions); truncation
there; over there; that place; that far; that much; that point
main temple; main building of a shrine; alternate name for the Shishiden; Hall for State Ceremonies; central building of a palace; State Chamber
ceramics painting; porcelain painting; painting on china
stupid brat; son of a bitch
Amitabha Tathagata; Amithaba
running amok (amuck); committing an outrage; rampageous behavior
refined taste; elegant pursuits
casting; cast-metal object
having nothing except one's body; having empty pockets; being penniless
the gods of heaven and earth
Ōu (the two former provinces of Mutsu and Dewa); Tōhoku
tea-ceremony arbor; tea-ceremony arbour
under the sod; one's grave; the other world
urine; small amount of water
high priest; highly-ranked priest; virtuous priest; priest of great sanctity and learning
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky
colour and lustre; color and luster; complexion; colour; color
Japan and the Philippines
Bandō; former name of the Kantō region
sauce (esp. soy or mirin-based dipping sauce); hanging; something hanging (flap, lappet, etc.); (kendo) loin guard; kanji radical enclosing the top-left corner of a character; -ass
bulletin board; notice board; billboard; roadside sign; sign on a post, usu. wooden, esp. containing information about a sight, warning, congratulations, etc.
to give; to present; to offer; to do for someone's sake