meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
temple (esp. large one); monastery; temple building
clanging; empty; deserted
vacant house; unoccupied house
birthplace; origin; cradle; motherland
Shinran (founder of the Jōdo Shinshū sect of Buddhism, 1173-1262)
historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site
Sanuki (former province located in present-day Kagawa Prefecture)
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
enshrinement hall (of a buddha); temple; cathedral (esp. Catholic)
bodyguard (of a noble or high-ranking official); guard; attendant; aide; statues of guards that flank the gate of a shrine
becoming a devout believer; (religious) conversion
court noble; nobility; three lords and nine ministers (of the ancient Chinese government)
court noble; nobility; Imperial Court
Jōgen era (1207.10.25-1211.3.9); Shōgen era
lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating
door; gate; opening; title page
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
unclean; dirty; unsanitary; indecent; dirty (story, money, etc.); obscene
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
stairs; stairway; staircase
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card
monotypic (taxon); monotype; monomorphic; single impression die
earthenware; porcelain; china; pottery; crockery
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
treat; banquet; feast; (arch.) running about
earthen charcoal brazier (for cooking)