absolute beauty; classical beauty
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to write down; to note; to remember
death (of an emperor); demise
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
first anniversary of a person's death
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
one jō and six shaku (4.85m); statue of Buddha measuring one jō and six shaku; sitting cross-legged
flanking image (e.g. in a Buddha triad)
new building; new construction
mourning; mourning period; anniversary of one's death
mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
remarkable; striking; obvious
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
woman; lady; adult female
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
wandering; rambling; roaming
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
guess; conjecture; surmise
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
proficiency; mastery; becoming proficient (in)
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
Man'yōshū (8th century anthology of Japanese poetry); (arch.) thousands of leaves; (arch.) thousands of years; (arch.) all ages
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
recitation (of a poem); chanting; singing; composition (of a poem); composed poem