somehow; for some reason or other
the original; original copy; script
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
alms-giver; person who donates to a monk or a temple; dana-pati
title of honour; title of honor
without preparation; off the cuff; unreserved; without restraint; beginning; start
one place; the same place; (arch.) one person; (arch.) together
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
PS; postscript; appending; addition (esp. of data, information)
Hokke (northern branch of the Fujiwara clan, Heian period)
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
deep knowledge; attainments; scholarship
friend; companion; acquaintance; friendship; companionship
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
mountain river; mountain stream
mandarin duck (Aix galericulata)
fertile; rich; productive
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
Qin dynasty (of China; 221-207 BCE); Ch'in dynasty
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to draft; to write a rough copy
learned priest pursuing his studies
Empress Jitou; Jitou Tenno (645-702 CE, reigning: 690-697 CE)
Wu (Chinese emperor); Butei
criminal, administrative and civil codes (forming the basis of ancient East Asian law; orig. Chinese); legal codes of the Nara and Heian eras based on Chinese models
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
successively; one after another
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
Jin dynasty (of China; 265-420 CE); Chin dynasty
technical skill; ability; capacity
unprecedented; record-breaking