to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
but; however; even though; even if
one's real father; natural father; biological father
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
Atai (post-Taika hereditary title often given to regional administrators)
Shinano (former province located in present-day Nagano Prefecture and parts of Gifu Prefecture)
several years; a few years
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
spatula; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
bhikkhuni (fully ordained Buddhist nun); Indonesia
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
expression; presentation; representation; notation
to name; to take a second name or alias; to announce; to boast; to declare
such ... as; or some such
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
man; male; masculine gender
clerical appearance; appearance of a priest; teachings of Buddha; condition of the universe at creation; in the pure land teachings, the name of Amitabha, or prayers to Amitabha
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
person with low tastes; uncultured person; worldly person; ordinary person (who has not entered the priesthood); layperson; layman
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
one's family temple; temple with one's family grave
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
counter for generations; epoch
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
endurance; forbearance; patience; self-restraint
preceptor or high priest (esp. in Zen or Pure Land Buddhism); preceptor or high priest (in Tendai or Kegon Buddhism); preceptor or high priest (in Shingon, Hosso, Ritsu or Shin Buddhism); second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); master (of one's art, trade, etc.)
Kyōhō era (1716.6.22-1736.4.28)
7 or 3 ratio; hair parted on one side
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit