company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
ground; land; the region in question; the local area; skin; texture; fabric
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
commander; general; leader
special Nara-period administrative division for areas containing a detached palace (Yoshino and Izumi); secretary; third highest-ranking officials in the Dazaifu
principal object of worship at a temple (usu. a buddha or bodhisattva); principal image; idol; the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
rabbitear iris (Iris laevigata)
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing
chapel; building used for worship (in front of the main hall of a Buddhist temple)
curtain; hanging; veil (of darkness, mystery, etc.); mantle
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
image; figure; figure; form; image
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
Japanese aspen (Populus tremula var. sieboldii)
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
leopard (Panthera pardus)
gargling; rinsing one's mouth
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
spread (of Buddhist teachings)