to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
prince of royal blood; Imperial prince
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
Emperor Sutoku; Sutoku Tenno (1119-1164 CE, reigning: 1123-1141 CE)
temple hall containing an enshrined image of Amitabha
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
this world; this life; world of the living
Amitabha's Pure Land; Sukhavati
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
(act of) building (temple, monument, etc.); erection
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
river; stream; River; the ... river
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
only; merely; but; no more than
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
Gion-sha (former name for Yasaka-Jinja)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)