Western clothing; Western binding
residence; housing; residential building
manner of Heian-era palatial architecture
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
daikon julienne; julienned daikon; one ten-millionth
nembutsu; nianfo; the three-word invocation "Namu Amida Butsu" dedicated to the Amitabha Buddha; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
the Japanese syllabary symbols
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
invention; intelligent; clever; smart
China; Han dynasty (of China; 202 BCE-220 CE); Han (majority Chinese ethnic group); man
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
Japanese style; Nihon-shiki romanization (of Japanese)
inclusion; encompassing; connotation; subsumption
birth and growth; giving birth and raising; development; breeding
makings (of); aptitude (for); groundwork; foundation
Japanese word of Chinese origin; Sino-Japanese word; language of the Han people; Chinese
Chinese classical writing; Chinese classics; writing composed entirely of kanji
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
imperial edict (written in a classical grandiose style)
Japanese text; sentence in Japanese
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
Japanese writing; Japanese text
(understanding or appreciation of) culture; (one's) education; cultivation; sophistication; refinement
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
to be born; to come into the world
Heian period (794-1185); imperial court in the Heian period
Sinology; study of China or of the Chinese classics
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
(social) class; rank; grade
colloquial style; written style based on spoken language
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
cannot be helped; unavoidable
creation; Creation (by God)