Buddhist priest who is also an important politician
what is worse; to make matters worse
to acknowledge; to understand; to appreciate
according to circumstances; depending on the state of things; according to how the situation develops
your visit; your presence
bamboo dealer; person selling bamboo or articles made of bamboo; house made of bamboo
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
poetry party or competition; gathering of tanka poets
to be tonsured; to have one's head shaved; to become a monk
rise; improvement; uptrend
founding a temple (on a hill-top)
lidded; covered; container with a lid
private secretary; amanuensis
succession to headship of a family
idiot; dummy; joker; fool; trickster
establishment; foundation
drugs; ingredients (for Chinese medicine)
future affairs; affairs after one's death
Bitchū (former province located in the west of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
one's family temple; temple with one's family grave
to seek a path; to find one's way
to name; to take a second name or alias; to announce; to boast; to declare
to supplant; to supersede; to replace; to take the place of
spirit of a deceased person; the Holy Ghost; the Holy Spirit
that matter; those matters
to convey (a message, e.g. to one's superior); to communicate; to pass on; to pass along
Tōtōmi (former province located in the west of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
caves dug as tombs in and around Kamakura during the Kamakura and Muromachi periods
ascetic monk; trainee monk
seal of blood; sealing with one's blood
Sunpu (old name for Shizuoka City)
stronghold (esp. of an enemy or opponent); inner citadel; bastion