seeking rebirth in the Pure Land
abhorrence of (living in) this impure world
apothecary; druggist; chemist; pharmacy; drugstore
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
very mean (sneaky); extremely unsportsmanlike
at one's sweet will; doing whatever one pleases; however one pleases
as of the end of (today, this month, etc.); to make (today, etc.) the last (day)
ouch!; hot, hot, hot!; something hot; fire
suspension bridge; viaduct; temporary bridge; mediation; go-between
land survey; cadastral survey
particularly; especially; indicates the number of horses or oxen drawing a carriage; indicates the number of oars on a boat; indicates the number of movies, plays, etc. comprising a single program; indicates the number of items or methods used
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
hand-copied sutras; copying of a sutra
without penalty; acquittal; impunity
how it came about; how it originated; how it happened; the origins of the imbroglio
one's family temple; temple with one's family grave
wakizashi; short sword worn by samurai
snake in one's bosom; treacherous friend
last words recited to the newly departed; requiem; converting people to Buddhism
to go home; (arch.) to go; (arch.) to leave; (arch.) to pass (of time); (arch.) to die; (arch.) to go bad
scriptural text; scriptures; sutras
Tenpō era (1830.12.10-1844.12.2)
to get entangled in; to be involved in; to be embroiled in; to get mixed up in
Tajima (former province located in the north of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)
Sunpu (old name for Shizuoka City)
Palace of the Dragon King; palace from the story of Urashima Tarō (said to be located at the bottom of the sea)
as everyone knows; needless to point out
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit
first cry of a newborn baby
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
remote mountain; mountain recesses