naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
extreme cold; intense cold; coldest season; midwinter
dilapidated house; tumbledown house; my house; my home; (arch.) small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)
(verbal) abuse; insulting remark; taunt
to spread (e.g. a rumour); to talk about (widely); to make fun of; to sing the praises of; to praise to the skies
again and again; repeatedly
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
to achieve enlightenment; to attain enlightenment
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer; wasting time; waste of time
Vairocana; Mahavairocana (Bliss Body of the historical Gautama Buddha); Dainichi Buddha; Nyorai Buddha
Pure Land sect (of Buddhism); Jodo (sect)
Amitabha (Buddha); Amida; ghostleg lottery; ladder lottery; wearing a hat pushed back on one's head
Eiroku era (1558.2.28-1570.4.23)
27th day of the month; 27 days
Emperor Ogimachi; Ogimachi Tenno (1517-1593 CE, reigning: 1557-1586 CE)
grand ceremony; state ceremony; important law; legal canon
enthronement ceremony; coronation
emperor (of Japan); mikado; (the gates of an) imperial residence
watching (esp. during an emergency); being on alert; guard; watchmen
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); different person
in spite of; despite; although; regardless of; irrespective of
official proclamation; announcement; promulgation (e.g. of regulations)
even if not; even without
purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used
Gion Festival (in Kyoto during the month of July, with high point on the 17th)
Bon festival (Buddhist ceremony held around July 15); Feast of Lanterns
Boys' Day celebration (May 5)
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
a great variety of; diversity
uniformly; evenly; equally; indiscriminately; across the board
to rally; to make a comeback
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick