course (e.g. of lectures); academic university unit (professor, lecturers, etc.)
vowing to follow the precepts
great teacher (i.e. a buddha, bodhisattva or high monk, esp. Kobo Daishi)
appeal; entreaty; request
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
holding on to; sticking to
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
giving and receiving; transferring; transfer; changing hands
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
token (effort); something done for form's sake
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
smuggling (people); stowing away
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
island in the southern sea (esp. Shikoku)
best pupil; leading disciple
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
Empress Kouken; Kouken Tenno (718-770 CE, reigning: 749-758 CE)
command; lead; generalship; leadership
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
any of; either of; (to) any
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
good handwriting; skillful penmanship; speedy writing; vigorous writing
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
evacuation; emission (e.g. of CO2, etc.); ejection