separation of worship; movement of an enshrined deity to another shrine
author unknown; anonymous
(post-Heian) shrine dedicated to Amaterasu
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
(head priest of) temple formerly led by founder of sect; temple in which resided a member of nobility or imperial family; (head priest of) Honganji (temple in Kyoto)
to be well-known; to be famous
tea container (usually for thick tea used at the tea ceremony)
to die (of a person); to have one's life come to a close
samurai general (esp. during the Sengoku period)
nursing; (protective) care
deposit; earnest payment; earnest money
powerful local clan; local strongman
very strange; bizarre; weird; mysterious
district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district
territories in the vicinity of the capital and under direct imperial rule; (in Japanese history) the five kuni in the immediate vicinity of Kyoto
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
ekayana (doctrine that only one teaching, usu. the Lotus Sutra, can lead to enlightenment)
peace conference; peace negotiations
regional governor in ancient China
Man'yōshū (8th century anthology of Japanese poetry); (arch.) thousands of leaves; (arch.) thousands of years; (arch.) all ages
Man'yōshū (8th century anthology of Japanese poetry)
all people; the whole nation
fortress; castle; citadel; enclosure; castle walls
payment (for labour); pay; charge; wages
important task; important duty; important mission; heavy responsibility
race game (board game where the object is to reach the goal first); trad. Japanese board games played with dice, esp. ban-sugoroku
self-willed; (doing or saying things) to suit one's own convenience; oblivious to the convenience of others
waste land; wilderness; moor; field; plain
rehabilitation; reinstatement; restoration of rights
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
party-internal; within the party
a long time (since the last time)