civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
to make a distinction; to differ; to be different
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia)
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
failure; mistake; blunder
chief priest (of a Buddhist temple)
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
I, as a mere priest; this humble servant of Buddha
having an audience with someone of very high social standing (e.g. the emperor)
their Majesties the Emperor and Empress
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
occurrence; happening; taking place; completion
Iyo (former province located in present-day Ehime Prefecture)
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
memory; sense; experience
Meiō era (1492.7.19-1501.2.29)
New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia); new world
ancestor; forefather; foremother
focusing on; paying attention to; observation; perception; taking notice of
this way; here; the person in question; he; since (a time in the past); prior to (a time in the future)
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty