posterity; future life; life to come
bodhi; enlightenment; happiness in the next world
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
anniversary of a person's death; monthly return of the date of someone's death
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
Niigata (city, prefecture)
casting; cast-metal object
Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes); inarizushi
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
fourth rank; fourth class; fourth sign of the Chinese calendar; Denmark
to join together; to combine; to join up
secret language; jargon; cant; argot; slang
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
several; various; divergent; conflicting; different; diverse
above-mentioned; given above; previously shown
alone; by oneself; on one's own
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
bravery; courage; heroism
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
Kenryaku era (1211.3.9-1213.12.6)