deadlock; stalemate; impasse; dead end
to turn one's thoughts to; to pay attention to; to give heed to
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
as a god; as was done in the age of the gods
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
just before noon; late-morning snack
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
one's pupil; one's student; one's follower
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
Man'yōshū (8th century anthology of Japanese poetry); (arch.) thousands of leaves; (arch.) thousands of years; (arch.) all ages
to visit; (arch.) (original meaning) to make a noise
enshrinement; installation (of an image)
something worshiped as a symbol for the spirit of the dead
history and biography; historical material
publication; wood-block printing; canopy (trees)
distribution; circulation
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
older sister and younger brother
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation
thirteenth day of the month; thirteen days
Kangi era (1229.3.5-1232.4.2); Kanki era
to change one's place of residence; to migrate; to move
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
exposition (propagation) of one's master's teachings or doctrines
tutor to a daimyo, etc.; tutor to the emperor or crown prince (Meiji period)
Department of Divinities (1868-1871); (arch.) Department of Worship (under the ritsuryo system)
administration; governance; the authorities; authority
temporary name of the initial Meiji-era legislative body (1869)
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
precious stone (esp. jade); egg (sometimes esp. as a sushi topping); stock or security being traded; product being bought or sold; position (in finance, the amount of a security either owned or owed by an investor or dealer); geisha; time charge for a geisha
finite; limited; restricted
natural (e.g. talent); innate; inborn; inherent
above the clouds; the heavens