admirable; charming; nostalgic; curious; eager to know (or see, experience, etc.)
modesty; humility; being humble
great admiration; deep respect
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
imprudent (misguided) fellow
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
correct practices (esp. in Jodo, the path to rebirth in paradise)
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction; strife
achievement; deed; exploit; merits
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
degenerate age; corrupt word; age of the decline of Buddhism; latter days of the law
yakuza; gangster; mobster; useless; worthless; good-for-nothing
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
to throw on the fire; to burn
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
desolate field; withered field
gurgling; babbling; murmuring (stream, brook, etc...)
Kenmu era (of unified Japan) (1334.1.29-1336.2.29); Kenmu era (of the Northern Court) (1336.2.29-1338.8.28)
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of; additional post
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
making a country prosperous; prosperous country; Kōkoku era (of the Southern Court) (1340.4.28-1346.12.8)
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
teachings left by a deceased person; last instructions
based on; on the basis of
Izumi (former province located in the southwest of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
smart; clever; agile; nimble; quick
contrast; antithesis; comparison