Date Masamune (1567.9.5-1636.6.27)
famous sword; sword blade by Masamune; sake; Japanese rice wine; brand of sake from Nada region during Tenpō era (1830-1844)
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
(the privilege to have) an audience (with one's lord, a dignitary, etc.); interview (with one's superior); one's debut (first) appearance; debut (of a new product, work of art, actor, etc.); trial service (of a servant)
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
oral instruction or teaching or method
Japanese medieval text that chronicles events of the Kamakura Shogunate
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
Tenna era (1681.9.29-1684.2.21); Tenwa era
middle palace guard (ritsuryo system)
deeply religious; devout; godly; faithful
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
Japanese spirea (Spiraea Japonica); meadowsweet; Shimotsuke (former province located in present-day Tochigi Prefecture)
Mahavairocana (Tathagata); Great Sun; Supreme Buddha of Sino-Japanese esoteric Buddhism
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
Akasagarbha (bodhisattva); the Receptacle of Void
Buddha triad; image of a Buddha attended by two Bodhisattvas; The Three Jewels; Buddha, the teachings of Buddha, and the community of monks and nuns; head and shoulders (stock price, etc. chart pattern); the three people one must esteem: master, father, teacher
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
sun and moon; time; days and months; Sunday and Monday
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
the Sun, the Moon and the stars; three non-rain 20-point cards (high-scoring meld)
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
great god; gracious deity; miracle-working god
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
old family; old-established family; one's old home; one's childhood home