not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting to write (call, visit, etc.); failing to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
accepting; consenting; agreeing; submission; compliance; agreement
to carry weight; to be important; to have influence; to be a leading figure; to be esteemed
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
having a wife; marrying (a woman); marriage
exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
dissent; disagreement; disapproval; objection; refusal
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
period of youth; while young
ice house; ice room; cold room
plunge basin; waterfall lake; plunge pool; basin under a waterfall
almost; roughly; approximately
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
(arch.) it is not so; no; never mind
delusion; illusion; infatuation; bewilderment; perplexity
outside help; help from without; salvation by faith
land route; overland route; by land; overland
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
boating; sailing; navigation
heavenly god; heavenly gods; spirit of Sugawara no Michizane; Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit); pit of a dried plum; dried plum; tenjin hairstyle
devoting one's life to the Buddha; obeying the Buddha's teachings
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
great teacher (i.e. a buddha, bodhisattva or high monk, esp. Kobo Daishi)
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
arguing someone down; scolding; rebuking; proclaiming (the truth); expounding
suddenly; all of a sudden; flying (of a flag, etc.); waving; fluttering
main course (of a formal meal); extremely high-grade Japanese meal served all at once (on a table with legs)
Eikan era (983.4.15-985.4.27)