Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
third rank (in the Japanese court system); Trinity; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
bamboo dealer; person selling bamboo or articles made of bamboo; house made of bamboo
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
river; stream; River; the ... river
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
Awa (former province located in present-day Tokushima Prefecture)
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
strait with a roaring tidal ebb and flow; whirlpool; kamaboko with a spiral whirlpool-like pattern; cooking technique where ingredients are cut in a spiral pattern; Naruto (city in Tokushima); Naruto Strait; Naruto wakame
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
seal of blood; sealing with one's blood
overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
Tōtōmi (former province located in the west of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
Buddhist priest who is also an important politician
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
silence; stillness; quietness