prohibition; ban; embargo
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
government service; government employ
to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)
vocal sound; tone of voice
tough; stiff; inflexible; obstinate; tired; worn out
horse-headed and ox-headed demons in the Buddhist hell
to domineer; to throw one's weight around; to lord it (over)
wisdom; enlightenment; prajñā (one of the three divisions of the noble eightfold path); wisdom
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
disadvantageous; harmful; unprofitable
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to damage
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
Silla (ancient Korean kingdom; 57 BCE-935 CE)
Baekje (ancient Korean kingdom; 18 BCE-660 CE); Paekche
Buddha; high-ranked bodhisattva
ghee (held to be the greatest of all flavours); (fig.) the ultimate truth of Buddhism; (fig.) nirvana
erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)
row of cherry trees (lining a street)
moon visible in the morning
charm; talisman; tally; sign; mark; fu
return; restoration; refund; (duty) drawback
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
temporary residence or shelter
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
Sanuki (former province located in present-day Kagawa Prefecture)
district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryo period)
mistaken account; miscommunication
to brighten; to grow light
asafetida (Ferula assafoetida)
nashiji (lacquering technique using gold or silver powder or flakes)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be jammed
speech is silver, silence is golden
(both) openly and covertly; publicly and privately; implicitly and explicitly
left-hand radical of a character