ruins of a fire; fire-devastated area
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
apothecary; druggist; chemist; pharmacy; drugstore
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
third day of the month; three days
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
Tenpō era (1830.12.10-1844.12.2)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
separation; farewell; parting
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to become empty; to be emptied
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
-less; lacking; non-existing
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
scriptural text; scriptures; sutras
seeking rebirth in the Pure Land
abhorrence of (living in) this impure world
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
chief priest (of a Buddhist temple)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
ancestor; forefather; foremother
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
large tree; big tree; huge tree
one's family temple; temple with one's family grave