dyeing; printing; blue and white ceramics (china, porcelain)
provincial theatrical performance
courtier; noble; people serving the Imperial Court
repair; renovation; restoration
(arch.) to push aside; (arch.) to overcome (e.g. difficulties); to align; to put in order; to push open
to grill again; to rehash
decorative ceiling painting
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
to apologize sincerely; to apologise sincerely
to view in a favourable light; to look favourably on
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume
refined taste; elegant pursuits
easy to deal with; tractable; manageable
pie in the sky; castles in the air; (lit.) drawing of a rice cake
assistant vice-minister (ritsuryo system, early Meiji period)
farewell poem; death poem; poem written during one's final moments
large triple gate to temple
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
Nihi (the two former provinces of Hizen and Higo)
ruler of the whole country; person who holds the reins of government
Amitabha's Pure Land; Sukhavati
Hizen (former province located in present-day Saga and Nagasaki prefectures, excluding Tsushima and Oki Islands)
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
wooden statue; wooden image; wooden idol
Goryeo (dynasty of Korea; 918-1392 CE); Korea (esp. the Goguryeo kingdom or the Goryeo dynasty)
to become tense; to become serious; to become sober; sobering; bracing
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky
to nip (something) in the bud
grhapati (layman; sometimes used as a posthumous suffix); private-sector scholar
topic; subject; rumor; talk; tale; story
redundancy; superfluity; useless addition