to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
the situation reverses itself; the table is turned; the shoe is on the other foot
decapitation; decapitated head
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
Emperor Shoutoku; Shoutoku Tenno (718-770 CE, reigning: 764-770 CE)
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
establishing; founding; setting up; organizing; establishment
food and drink; eating and drinking
vehicle; conveyance; transport; ride (playground, fair, carnival); playground facility
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
secular life; workaday world
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
counter for buildings, roofs, tents, etc.
flag; pataka (banner); banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
bhikkhuni (fully ordained Buddhist nun); Indonesia
to send a person on an errand
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like