tower; stand; pedestal; calyx
issuance (e.g. of a passport); issuing
forestry; lumbering; timbering; work done in the mountains
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
principal object of worship at a temple (usu. a buddha or bodhisattva); principal image; idol; the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter
paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
opposite lane; oncoming lane; opposite side of the road
establishment; foundation
tourist bus; sightseeing bus
miniature shrine with double doors (used to store important Buddhist items such as sutras, etc.); cabinet with double doors (used by the nobility to store books, etc.); (in Okinawa) carved and decorated stone container for storing the bones of one's ancestors
to dress oneself up; to deck oneself out
great trouble; difficulty
one's family temple; temple with one's family grave
to arrest; to capture; to seize
pointed knife; logging; cutting; (beef) scraps; starting to speak; extraction (of a portion of a media file)
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; clitoris
castle town; fortified town
of all things (days, etc.)
Tōtōmi (former province located in the west of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
principal object of worship at a temple (usu. a buddha or bodhisattva); principal image; idol; the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter
Tajima (former province located in the north of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
short end of the stick; short straw; unlucky number; blank; bad bargain
Sunpu (old name for Shizuoka City)
girl; lass; young thing; chick
stronghold; fortress; strategic position; key position
juniors dominating seniors; inferiors overthrowing their superiors; retainer supplanting his lord
I, as a mere priest; this humble servant of Buddha
shallow river; shallows; flatboat; river boat
contribution (to a temple, shrine, etc.); donation
execution; punishment; spanking
to accuse someone falsely; to make a false charge
roots of grass; (fig.) places hidden from sight; grassroots (e.g. of a political party); rank and file