compilation (esp. dictionary, history, law code); editing
ground plan; plane figure
gate in the middle of the corridor connecting an annex to a pond-side building (in traditional palatial-style architecture); central gate (between the main gate and main hall of a temple); central gate (separating the inner and outer gardens of a teahouse)
within; inside of; less than
rough estimate; rough calculation; expectation; anticipation; plan
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
rich (design); beautiful; splendid
new; unused; new; obvious; natural
to do one good; to be beneficial; to stand in someone else's shoes; (arch.) to care deeply for someone
leading person; foremost figure
noted priest; celebrated priest
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
karma (from one's previous life)
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
coating (esp. lacquering)
Mutsu (former province located in present-day Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate, and Aomori prefectures)
Ootomo no Yakamochi (718?-785)
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
many government officials; all the officials
presence (of a god, emperor, etc.)
to report to the Emperor; to play (musical instrument); to accomplish
ancient Shinto (as practiced prior to the introduction of Confucianism and Buddhism to Japan)
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
luxurious and gorgeous; magnificent
palace; hall; shrine; hall of fame
immersion; being absorbed in
determined; single-minded; intent; desperate; wild