dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
Matsuyama (city in Ehime)
dhyana-samadhi (meditative concentration); ascetic practice atop a sacred mountain (in Shugendō); mountain top
bhikkhuni (fully ordained Buddhist nun); Indonesia
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
Kanbun era (1661.4.25-1673.9.21)
February; second month of the lunar calendar
sixth day of the month; six days
anniversary of a person's death (on which Buddhist commemorative rites, etc. are performed); 49th day after a person's death, on which Buddhist rituals are performed
lonely; dreary; desolate; few; scarce; sparse
Toyotomi Hideyori (1593.8.29-1615.6.4)
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
Dewa (former province located in present-day Yamagata and Akita prefectures)
great achievement; glorious deed; (gaining) fame; (earning) distinction
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
dying in a fit of anger or indignation
ballad; folk song; popular song
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
fool; twit; idiot; (arch.) unpleasant customer
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course