unpatterned (e.g. clothes, pottery); unfigured; plain
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
(within a) territory; domains
contribution (to a temple, shrine, etc.); donation
Rinzai school of Zen Buddhism
(act of) building (temple, monument, etc.); erection
residence; abode; dwelling
Genchū era (of the Southern Court; 1384.4.28-1392.10.5)
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
to leave this world; to die
to die (of a nobleman, etc.)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
execution; carrying out; performance; lead monk performing various tasks in a temple
Buddhist name; priest's name (on entering the priesthood); posthumous Buddhist name
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
(arch.) to carve; (arch.) to engrave; to publish; to author
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
construction; establishment
to provide with funds; to fund; to advance some capital; to furnish with funds
tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.31 square meters; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters
square metre; square meter
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
temple's territory; temple's estate
Hōkyōin pagoda; pagoda containing a Hōkyōin sutra
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
(main building of a) Shinto shrine
Imperial Household Agency
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
one's right-hand man; one's trusted henchman