Gion (entertainment district in Kyoto)
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
looks; personal appearance; features
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
manners and customs; customs and habits
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
the principle of the thing
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
the two sects of Buddhism introduced to Japan during the Heian period (Tiantai and Shingon) and the six sects introduced during the Nara period
study; learning; tutorial
to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
Amor; Eros; Venus; god of love
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
essence; true nature; substance; reality
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
good deed; good conduct; benevolence
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
inversion; opposition; conflicting; repulsion; contradiction
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
tea party; get-together; tea ceremony
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
judge (of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office); judicial officer; minister of justice; Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office
white plaster wall; tofu; bean curd
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
to paint (draw) a picture
the good and the beautiful
being frank; going so far as to say
distant land; remote country; province far from the capital
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
Ōei era (1394.7.5-1428.4.27)
repair; renovation; restoration
complete seven-structured temple compound
wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy