civil and military officers
nine levels of Amitabha's Pure Land; Amitabha's Pure Land; nine-tiered lotus leaf platform in Amitabha's Pure Land
everyone; each and every one (of you); ladies and gentlemen
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
bowing twice; worshipping again; Yours sincerely; Yours truly; Sincerely yours
Bohai (kingdom in Manchura and N. Korea, established after the fall of Goguryeo); Pohai; Bohai; Balhae; Bokkai
Nihon Kōki (third of the six classical Japanese history texts)
drinking party; banquet; feast
beating time with one's hands; clapping to the beat; making a careless move (in go, shogi, etc.); responding to an opponent's move without proper thought
the other day; some time ago; recently
corridor connecting an annex to a pond-side building (in traditional palatial-style architecture)
night watch; night guard; night shift
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
shafts (attached to the yoke of a cart, plow, etc.)
front garden; front yard; vestibule (of the ear)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
Tottori (city, prefecture)
application (of ointment, etc.)
to freeze (in fear, surprise, etc.); to cower; to flinch; to shrink up; to shrink; to shrivel up
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
Bingo (former province located in the east of present-day Hiroshima Prefecture)
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
Earth Horse (55th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1918, 1978, 2038)
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
thin, white ceremonial haori worn by miko
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise