Nara period (710-794); imperial court during Nara period
noted priest; celebrated priest
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
Tathagata; perfected one (suffix of high-ranking Buddhist deities)
to make an appearance; to show up
to attempt; to test; to try out
to shed light; to cast light
to fly away; to flee away; to scatter
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
to lower one's fishing line (into water)
riverside; edge of a river
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
Izumi (former province located in the southwest of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
young man; young woman; young people; young employee; young manservant; young follower
Buddhist priest; bonze; layman dressed like a priest; person
namasu; dish of raw fish and vegetables seasoned in vinegar
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
suffixed to words indicating a class of people to create a plural (esp. in impolite contexts)
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
release of captive animals (birds, fish, etc.)
self-indulgence; looseness; dissolution; licence; license
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
old name for part of Hyogo prefecture
late autumn (fall); (arch.) ninth month of the lunar calendar
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
to apologize; to apologise