reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
from the viewpoint of; according to
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
full Japanese court dress of traditional fashion
Western clothing; Western binding
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
residence; housing; residential building
manner of Heian era palatial architecture
decision; settlement; definition
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
daikon julienne; julienned daikon; one ten-millionth
nembutsu; nenbutsu; nianfo; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
the Japanese syllabary symbols
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
subsumption; connotation; inclusion; encompassing
birth and growth; giving birth and raising; development; breeding
makings (of); aptitude (for); groundwork; foundation
Japanese word of Chinese origin; Sino-Japanese word; (ancient) Chinese language
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
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
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