fourth day of the month; four days
presentation (e.g. of a gift)
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
the same; the said; likewise
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
hand-copied sutras; copying of a sutra
dedication; offering; presentation; oblation
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
individual; private person; personal; private
power; might; authority; influence
ancient and modern times; all ages; past and present
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
ekayana (doctrine that only one teaching, usu. the Lotus Sutra, can lead to enlightenment)
Emperor Seiwa; Seiwa Tenno (850-880 CE, reigning: 858-876 CE)
Jōgan era (859.4.15-877.4.16)
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
Hall for State Ceremonies (in Heian Palace, Kyoto Imperial Palace, etc.)
to invite; to show (someone) in
(Japanese) empress; queen
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
descendant (usu. of a certain generation); (arch.) lineage; (arch.) pedigree; (arch.) grandchild
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
supreme; greatest; highest; best
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
introduction of poems at a poetry party
aviation; flight; flying; to fly; to take a flight
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
this corrupt or degenerate world; this world or life; the world of mankind