to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch
autumn colours; fall colors; leaves turning red; red leaves; leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves; (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
elegance; taste; refinement
falconry (using small hawks or falcons)
small hawk or falcon (used for hunting); falconry (using small hawks or falcons)
father and child; father and son; father and daughter
follower; attendant; valet; servant
general situation; general trend; general tendency; way things are moving; current (of the times); tide (e.g. of public opinion)
mysteries; excellent methods; marvelous law of Buddha; Saddharma; Lotus Sutra; teachings of the Lotus Sutra
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...
mud wall with a roof; roofed mud wall
grounds south of a building; southern garden; garden south of the Hall for State Ceremonies (in the Kyoto Imperial Palace)
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
off-shoot; noble (family) sibling
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
fray; fighting; brawling; scuffle
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
setting on fire; setting afire
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
(head priest of) temple formerly led by founder of sect; temple in which resided a member of nobility or imperial family; (head priest of) Honganji (temple in Kyoto)
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
ash; embers; complete destruction
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
God bless me!; Good heavens!