to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
participation in government; state councillor (in the ritsuryo system); state councilor; vice-minister (early Meiji period); Cabinet Councillor (1937-1943); Cabinet Councilor
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
Angen era (1175.7.28-1177.8.4)
entering the priesthood; priest; monk; bonze
government service; official position; civil service
to line up with; to be a member of; to rank with; to attend; to take part in
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
failure; mistake; blunder
third rank (in the Japanese court system); Trinity; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
even if not; even without
senior grade of the third court rank
Queen Mother; Empress Dowager
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
high steward; grand master
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
considerably; greatly; a lot
such; this sort of; like this
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
Japanese chimera; mythical creature with a monkey's head, tanuki's body, tiger's limbs, and a snake tail; White's thrush (Zoothera dauma); mysterious person; person of unknown character
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
tradition; legend; folklore
(entering into) nirvana; died; silent; tranquil
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.; even number; 109.09 m
lonely; desolate; forlornness; desolation
looking on with surprise; surprised and changing one's expression
patina; antique look; elegant simplicity; well-trained voice
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care