Buddhist service (e.g. memorial service)
lucky day; auspicious day; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
to look down over; to look down on
punishment; judgement; judgment
to pray that one avoids disaster or illness; to pray for harm or death to come upon someone; to curse; to charm; to conjure; (arch.) to treat illness (with a prayer)
fifth month of the lunar calendar; satsuki azalea (Rhododendron indicum)
the Japanese (rising sun) flag
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
utensil made by hollowing out wood
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
prostrating oneself in fear; kneeling in fear; crouching in fear; prostration
main meaning; opinion; idea; aim; motive; gist
folk customs; folkways; ethnic customs
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
garden lantern; hanging lantern
Ryuutei Tanehiko (1783-182) (alias Takaya Hiroshirou)
conception; idea; thought; samjna (perception)
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
agreement; coincidence; congeniality
gradually; slowly; little by little; incrementally
to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
attraction; lure; invitation
duty; function; office; mission; task
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
manifestation theory (holding that Shinto gods are manifestations of buddhas)
great teacher (i.e. a buddha, bodhisattva or high monk, esp. Kobo Daishi)
politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
ardent; passionate; vehement