to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
town planning; urban development; community development; creating a community
since our last meeting; since we parted
(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)
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; talking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
earthly paradise; heaven on earth
follower (of religion; esp. Jōdo Shinshū practitioners); believer
to be stranded; to be forced to stay; to be obliged to stay
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
saltpeter; saltpetre; niter; nitre; potassium nitrate
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
instructor; tutor (to a prince)
development (of land); preparation (e.g. of ground for housing); reclamation; creation
exceedingly; extremely; exceptionally; unexpectedly
cormorant fishing; cormorant fisherman
ekayana (doctrine that only one teaching, usu. the Lotus Sutra, can lead to enlightenment)
commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force against the barbarians; great, unifying leader
tolerant; big; flexible; big-hearted; accepting; open-minded
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante); forty-five degree angle
return to secular life; secularization; secularisation
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
various matters; everything
medium-ranked councillor in the Department of State
association; link; connection; pledge (esp. for marriage); promise
pit viper (esp. the mamushi, Gloydius blomhoffi)
Settsu (former province located in the northern and central parts of present-day Osaka and the southeast of Hyogo prefectures)
Tango (former province located in the north of present-day Kyoto Prefecture)
important task; important duty; important mission; heavy responsibility
just; fair; proper; reasonable
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
Gifu prefecture (Chūbu area)
to detain; to keep; to lock up; to retain; to leave (letter) till called for
reception hall (esp. for visiting state dignitaries); guest house; State Guest House (esp. Akasaka palace, also guest house in Kyoto)
locomotor ataxia; difficulty walking or speaking (due to alcoholism, a stroke, etc.); someone with this problem
historical event; ancient event; tradition; folklore; legend