(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song
distinguished service; meritorious service
naturalized citizen; naturalised citizen
to serve; to work for; to attend
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
to praise; to extol; to laud; to appreciate; to admire
substitute; deputy; proxy; representative; agent
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
Ōmi (former province located in present-day Shiga Prefecture)
district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryo period)
(water-filled) paddy field
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to use (public property) for personal purposes; to use (e.g. politics) for one's own ends; to misappropriate (public money); (arch.) to act selfishly
vajra (indestructible substance); diamond; adamantine; thunderbolt; Indra's weapon; Buddhist symbol of the indestructible truth
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
ruler and ruled; master and servant
extinguishment; destruction; effacement
silent; still; quiet; hushed
worshiper; visitor to temple or shrine
to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk
day of spring; spring sun
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
(Japanese) empress; queen
to die (of the emperor, etc.)
in this manner; in this way; like this
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to sweep clean; to brush clean
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable