muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to begin talking; to open up
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
imprisonment; captive; prisoner
brittle; fragile; easily cracked; perishable
adverse circumstances; adversity
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
Kōji era (1555.10.23-1558.2.28)
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
in the fire; in the flames; (arch.) burning (something)
earthenware pot (used as a decanter); jar; jug
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
several years; a few years
hibernation; staying home or in place
one's body alone; having nothing except one's body; just oneself (with no belongings)
travels; pilgrimage; itinerancy
viewing as ...; seeing as ...; treating as ...; regarding as ...
western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki); western nations (esp. India or Europe); thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara); pilgrimage to the thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
... and westward; west of
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
importation; ingression; migration; transfection
book title; heading; topic; subject; Nichiren Buddhist chant
katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum); Japanese Judas tree
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
Yamaguchi (city, prefecture)
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
(circular) tour; round trip; excursion
information; experience; knowledge; observation
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
to relate at great length; to dwell eloquently (on)
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
profundity; extensive (knowledge)
devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing