traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
Homage to the Three Jewels (Buddha, Dharma and Sangha); oh no!; good heavens!; oops
to understand; to comprehend
Uroctea compactilis (species of araneomorph spider)
(medical) decoction; infusion
lidded; covered; container with a lid
fold; crease; lineage; pedigree; reason; logic
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
follower (of religion; esp. Jōdo Shinshū practitioners); believer
to sift out; to screen or eliminate (candidates)
Vaisravana (guardian god of Buddhism)
district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district
rich person; wealthy person; taking good care of things; keeping things for a long time and taking care of them
territories in the vicinity of the capital and under direct imperial rule; (in Japanese history) the five kuni in the immediate vicinity of Kyoto
castle site; ruins of a castle
fine product; masterpiece
execution by tying a victim to a post and stabbing with spears; crucifixion
Nara prefecture (Kinki area)
Shōtoku Taishi (574CE-627CE); Prince Shōtoku
especially; above all; particularly; among other things
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
unique thing; best on earth
remains; corpse; (dead) body
to convey (a message, e.g. to one's superior); to communicate; to pass on; to pass along
mound on which targets are placed (in archery); firing mound
to extol; to laud; to sing the praises of
government service; official position; civil service
to make an onslaught (on); to close in (on)
party-internal; within the party