to serve; to work for; to attend
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
before the spirit of the deceased
to offer flowers (e.g. at grave); to leave flowers
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to be needed; to be wanted
loyal retainer; loyal subject
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus); Korean rose
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
suddenly (appear, stick out); abruptly; (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly; suddenly (stand up)
door; gate; opening; title page
crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica)
main temple building; nave
left side; left-hand side
level ground; plain; flatland
stone monument bearing an inscription (esp. memorial for future generations); stele; stela
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
grhapati (layman; sometimes used as a posthumous suffix); private-sector scholar
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
aster (Aster tataricus); Tartarian aster; Michaelmas daisy
wild chrysanthemum; aster
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
Sanjō Sanetomi (1837-1891)
seal-engraving style (of writing Chinese characters); seal script
inscription; epitaph; composing the text for an inscription, usu. an epitaph
Mutsu (former province located in present-day Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate, and Aomori prefectures)
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
Otsuki Bankei (1801.6.25-1878.6.13)
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution