downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
entering the priesthood; priest; monk; bonze
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to come; to go; to participate; to perform Zen meditation
family; relatives; dependents; household
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
retirement (to a temple of shrine) for prayer
to establish oneself in life; to achieve success; to reach a high position; to begin life (as an adult); to step out into the world
mon; one-thousandth of a kan (unit of currency 1336-1870); 2.4 cm (traditional unit used to measure shoe sizes); letter; character; scripture
understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)
jōjutsu; form of martial art using a cane staff
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
manners; courtesy; etiquette
old name for part of Hyogo prefecture
late autumn (fall); (arch.) ninth month of the lunar calendar
Japanese red pine (Pinus densiflora); Japanese umbrella pine; tanyosho pine
commander; general; leader
special Nara-period administrative division for areas containing a detached palace (Yoshino and Izumi); secretary; third highest-ranking officials in the Dazaifu
testimony; (verbal) evidence
Mimasaka (former province located in the northeast of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
to live; to reside; to inhabit
peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable
mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy
one child; only child; one of several children (esp. the son and heir); one stone (in the game of go)
the same; the said; likewise
seedling; young plant; rice seedling
related to the teachings of Buddha; able to be saved by Buddha; related; relevant
military affairs; military people
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
work; business; company; study
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to chase; to run after; to pursue
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb