imperial command (decree); decree of cloistered emperor
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
a long time ago; in those days
to wander; to roam from place to place
prince of royal blood; Imperial prince
ghee (held to be the greatest of all flavours); (fig.) the ultimate truth of Buddhism; (fig.) nirvana
monk; priest, particularly a high-ranking Zen monk honored by the imperial court
bad-tempered; aggressive; quarrelsome
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
pose (in kabuki); posture
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
worldly affairs; ways of the world
acquaintance; friend; (arch.) lover
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
secretly (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); in secret; from the sidelines; at a distance
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
fungus; germ; bacterium; bacillus
overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora
itinerary; travel plans; distance (of a trip); journey
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
stagnation; standstill; accumulation; stay; sojourn
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
infant (below 1 year old); suckling baby
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
to be ill; to suffer from; to worry about; to be concerned about; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to crumble away; to collapse
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
mound on which targets are placed (in archery); firing mound
condensed milk; Soviet Union