to bite and tear; to bite a hole in
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
unexpected (but welcome) visitor; rare guest
Mara; demon king who attempted to hinder Gautama Buddha from attaining enlightenment; obstacle to enlightenment; penis
udo (plant related to ginseng, used in medicine and cooking) (Aralia cordata)
Emperor Keitai; Keitai Tenno
Emperor Youmei; Youmei Tenno (?-587 CE, reigning: 585-587 CE)
you; buddy; pal; monarch; ruler; sovereign
poems inscribed beside the stone Buddha Foot monument at Yakushi Temple in Nara
constant; persistent; indecisiveness; usual; normal
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
fewest; least; smallest (number); youngest
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
unexpected (joy, success, etc.); unanticipated; beyond what one hoped; beyond one's expectations
recollection; reminiscence
abuse; misuse; misappropriation; using to excess
everywhere; all over; throughout
sunken hearth; sunken fireplace
to rank (as); to occupy (a position); to be located (in); to be situated
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
solidarity; joint; collective
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
possible; probable; likely
subordinates; petty officials
bombastic; pretentious; exaggerated
Minister of the Right (official in Nara and Heian periods)
one's every action; every single move
the whole assembly; the full house; whole group; everyone
Jingo-keiun era (767.8.16-770.10.1)
Wood Rooster (22nd year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1945, 2005, 2065)
auspicious cloud; Keiun era (704.5.10-708.1.11); Kyōun era
companion; follower; attendant; retinue