temple (esp. large one); monastery; temple building
clanging; empty; deserted
girl; young (unmarried) woman
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
news (from someone); word; letter; tidings; contact
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
unfaithfulness; infidelity; unchastity
unprecedented; unparalleled; unparallelled
Bizen (former province located in the southeast of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to make a vow; to take an oath
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
frost columns; ice needles
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
lighted lamp (or candle, etc.) provided as a religious offering; votive light
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo)
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
(at) any time; always; at all times; whenever
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
surely (not); certainly (not)
on one's face; one's face; (arch.) meeting face-to-face; (arch.) seeing in person
passion; sexual desire; lust; attachment (esp. to one's family or a member of the opposite sex)
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
striking; remarkable; considerable
to burn hotly; to burn redly; to lose one's temper; to get mad; to be upset
to rinse; to wash out; to have one's revenge; to wipe out a disgrace
steady; sound; reliable; solid