dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
bearing; presenting; holding up (emperor's picture)
external; superficial; outward; surface
main temple structure (sanctuary, hall)
two-storied Buddhist tower
the good and the beautiful
900; nine hundred; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot
mountain range; mountain belt
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
contrast; antithesis; comparison
dissipation; prodigality; debauchery
emphatic verbal prefix; humble verbal prefix
sowing; seeding; planting
opening; aperture (e.g. camera); opening one's mouth; beginning to speak; open; broad
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
a friend is a good thing to have; a good friend is a great blessing
to dip out; to scoop up; to ladle out
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
another's eyes; other people's eyes; casual observer
one evening; some evenings
heavy snow; "major snow" solar term (approx. Dec. 7)
incessant falling (e.g. rain, snow); prolonged continuation (of something)
Sutra of Immeasurable Life
winter spiritual austerities
Kenryaku era (1211.3.9-1213.12.6)
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
imperial envoy; imperial messenger
at once; immediately; right now
idiot; dummy; joker; fool; trickster
to hit; to beat; to shout at; to yell at
the Emperor's command; private message from an emperor
returning to a capital city (esp. Kyoto)
to set out (on a journey); to start (a task)
the five Confucian filial-piety relationships
assumption of a suitable form (by a buddha or bodhisattva)
journalization (accounts); journalisation; bookkeeping
to leave this world; to die
to detain; to check; to restrain