usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
Shōtoku Taishi (574CE-627CE); Prince Shōtoku
public praise; making another's virtues well-known
Japan; the (Japanese) empire
enlightenment; development; edification; public awareness; illumination; education
arts; crafts; handicrafts
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
address to the gods; type of song which spread from mountain hermits to the laity during the Kamakura era
ceremonial hall (e.g. wedding, funeral); hall for ceremonies; place of ceremony
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
materials; data; document
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
Heike family; Taira family
earthenware pot (used as a decanter); jar; jug
anthology (of poetry, etc.); compilation; collection; selection
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
planned; scheduled; systematic
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
death (of a nobleman, Imperial family member, etc.); demise
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
calculation; counting; (dealing with) figures; cardinality
weak point; unskillfulness
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to give one's first cry (of a newborn baby); to be born; to come into being; to be formed
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via