city councillor; city councilor; city assemblyman
to assess (often one's fate)
hard to reach place; remote place
Kyoto-Osaka; Kyoto and Osaka
ridge between rice fields; causeway
proposed site; site chosen
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
Kawachi (former province located in the east of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
Buzen (former province located in the east of present-day Fukuoka and the north of Ōita prefectures)
Suruga (former province located in the central and northern parts of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
(arch.) inspector (third highest of the four administrative ranks of the ritsuryo system); (noh) old man; white ash (of charcoal)
building; construction; group effort by Buddhist practitioners; group activities by a community (e.g. cleaning, etc.)
alertly; vigilantly; warily; diligently; attentively
need; want; necessity; expenses; cost
catalogue; catalog; inventory; certificate indicating an impending gift
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
best regards; please take care of; please do
superficial knowledge; shallow wisdom; (arch.) small fief
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
that matter; those matters
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
circular (document); circulating letter; palindrome
earthwork; earthworks; laborer; labourer; navvy
coolie; laborer; labourer; carrier
ghee (held to be the greatest of all flavours); (fig.) the ultimate truth of Buddhism; (fig.) nirvana
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
nearby (one's seat); (by) one's side; Dear (Mr./Mrs.)
large stone; boulder; large group of stones (in the game of go)
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
division; section; demarcation; (traffic) lane; compartment; classification