quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
a step; short distance; short time
alliance and rupture; meeting and parting
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
heavenly god; heavenly gods; spirit of Sugawara no Michizane; Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit); pit of a dried plum; dried plum; tenjin hairstyle
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
Tenmangu shrine (shrine dedicated to Sugawara no Michizane's spirit)
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
surmise; guess; inference
burr (e.g. chestnut); bur; cupule; case
alas; regrettably; to my great regret; tragically
of course; certainly; naturally
looking away; looking aside
determined purpose; an incredibly short span of time (i.e. the time occupied by a single thought); a single repetition of a prayer (esp. in Jodo-shu)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to steal or sneak or slip into
handle; mistress; kept woman; concubine
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
running errands; going on errands; (transaction of) business; going about one's business; doing one's business (i.e. at the toilet); going to the washroom
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
worldly affairs; ways of the world
skilfulness; skillfulness; cleverness
shorthanded; understaffed
this and that; such and such
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody