to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
environment; circumstance
interior closed room with heavily plastered walls in a Heian palace
convention; tired tradition; old custom
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
battle standard decorated with hanging strips of paper or leather; fireman's standard (Edo period)
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
new knowledge; up-to-date information; advanced ideas
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
very; greatly; exceedingly
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to be selected; to be chosen
convention; tired tradition; old custom
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
the other day; some time ago; recently
pure and unadulterated; pure in heart; simplehearted
belief; faith; conviction
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
determined purpose; an incredibly short span of time (i.e. the time occupied by a single thought); a single repetition of a prayer (esp. in Jodo-shu)
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
face; looks; vestiges; trace
face; looks; vestiges; trace
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
respect for one's elders; harmony among siblings
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
reality; real state of affairs; true state of affairs; true form of all things as they are; ultimate reality
in truth; as it is; as you are; in practice