both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
memorial service; prayers for the repose of the soul; transfer of merit
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
sun (approx. 3.03 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess
enshrinement; installation (of an image)
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
illustrated news magazine; pictorial
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
one shō bottle (1.8 litres)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
Emperor Nimmyou; Nimmyou Tenno (810-850 CE, reigning: 833-850 CE)
Jōwa era (834.1.3-848.6.13); Shōwa era
pavilion used as the emperor's habitual residence (in Heian Palace)
Shoku Nihon Kōki (fourth of the six classical Japanese history texts)
lucky day; auspicious day
Tenpyō era (729.8.5-749.4.14); Tenbyō era; Tenhei era
statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image
mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy
Bon festival; Feast of Lanterns; Buddhist ceremony held on July 15; ullambana
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
uncleanliness; dirtiness; (arch.) menses; (arch.) feces (faeces); bathroom
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
common reed (Phragmites australis)
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
very interesting; of great interest
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
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)
undesirable lover (boyfriend, girlfriend); passion; temper; irritability
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
curse; spell; malediction
kerria (Kerria japonica); Japanese yellow rose; bright golden yellow; gold coin (formerly used in Japan)
common camellia (Camellia japonica)