criminal, administrative and civil codes (forming the basis of ancient East Asian law; orig. Chinese); legal codes of the Nara and Heian eras based on Chinese models
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
ceremonial offering to the deities by the Emperor of newly-harvested rice
fasting; abstinence; confinement to one's house on an unlucky day
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to be subject to punishment; to be punished
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
whichever person (indefinite pronoun); everyone; every person; all
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
two classes; double; two sets
mourning; mourning period; anniversary of one's death
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
Manji era (1658.7.23-1661.4.25)
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
was just in; just left; just did
(somebody's) child; person with parents; other people's children; the Son of Man; Christ
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
food of the mountains (wild game, mountain vegetables, mushrooms, etc.); fruits of the land
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
at some point in the past; at some stage
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
have to do; must; should; ought to
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard