Ashikaga Yoshimasa (1435-1490)
arranging in a line; standing in a row; parallel (electronics, computing, etc.)
silver foil; silver leaf; beaten silver
traditional style of Japanese residential architecture
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
small Zen temple built to commemorate the death of a high priest; minor temple in the grounds of a head temple
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
Kyoto Gozan; the five most important Rinzai temples of Kyoto
history; pedigree; lineage
to look up to (a person) as one's preceptor
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
five most important temples of a region
Off-Mountain School (of Song-period Tiantai Buddhism)
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes; remains (of war dead)
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
Shakyamuni triad; Gautama triad; image of Shakyamuni (Gautama) Buddha flanked by two attendants
samurai-house style (Kamakura period)
Muromachi period (1333-1573)
imperial envoy; imperial messenger
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
priest's name or posthumous Buddhist name
setting on fire; setting afire
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to be damaged; to receive damage
to be saved from the fire
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
former emperor (or his empress, imperial princesses, etc.); posthumous Buddhist name containing the character "in"
association; link; connection; pledge (esp. for marriage); promise
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer