crow (Corvus spp.); raven
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
text; provisions (act, treaty)
contributing cause; exciting cause; incentive; motive
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
Arai Hakuseki (1657-1725)
(arch.) eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara); (arch.) eastern provinces; (arch.) east; wagon; yamatogoto
elegance; grace; festal song (genre of the Shi Jing)
wax gourd (Benincasa hispida); ash gourd; white gourd; winter melon
enticement; inducement; attraction
Okuninushi; deity of magic and medicine later viewed as equivalent to Daikokuten and celebrated at Izumo Grand Shrine
Yomotsu Hirasaka (slope that leads to the land of the dead)
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; all around; here and there; four sides (of a square)
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
turnip-shaped whistle made of hollowed-out wood or deer horn (attached to an arrow to sound when fired); arrow with such a whistle attached
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
thus; in this way; like this
literary art; literary activity; writing
to leave a note or document behind; to leave half-written; to leave out
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
rather; sooner; preferably
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
thus I hear (quote from the sutras); these ears have heard
safety zone; traffic island
afterlife; the next world; the world beyond
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
monotone; monotonous; dull; lacking variety
memory; sense; experience
however; having said that; but
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
nembutsu; nenbutsu; nianfo; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
clear; sharp; distinct; distinctive
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling