to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
dying in vain; wasteful sacrifice of life
northern country; northern provinces; northern regions; northland
to be crowded (with); to be packed; to be piled up (of work); to be busy (with)
great god; gracious deity; miracle-working god
solid; substantial; substantive
(arch.) sudden; (arch.) abrupt; (arch.) stupid; (arch.) foolish; attaining enlightenment in one effort (without ascetic practices, etc.)
Shima (former province located at the eastern tip of present-day Mie Prefecture)
correct practices (esp. in Jodo, the path to rebirth in paradise)
zun (ancient Chinese wine vessel, usu. made of bronze); (arch.) honorific prefix referring to the listener; counter for buddhas
chief retainer; daimyo's minister
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
kind; courteous; intimate; (arch.) becoming intimate; (arch.) having an intimate relationship (sometimes esp. a homosexual relationship)
in every case; in everything; in all matters
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
afterlife; the next world; the world beyond
disinheritance; disowning
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
the Five Home Provinces (Yamato, Yamashiro, Settsu, Kawachi, and Izumi)
olden-day; hidden in the past
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
vassals; retainers; followers
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
(arch.) leader of a nobleman's cavalcade; animal messenger of the gods (i.e. a fox)
now that; since; as long as; provided that
I see; that's right; indeed
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
Hades; the underworld; the other world; realm of the dead
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
hindrance; obstacle; harm; bad effect; sickness
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest