spell; charm; incantation; magic word
traditional style of Japanese architecture with a steep thatched roof
spreading Buddhist teachings
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
retainer; vassal; servant
to tear off; to strip; to rob
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
land leech (Haemadipsa zeylanica japonica)
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used
common cattail (Typha latifolia); common bulrush; common reedmace
Shōtoku Taishi (574CE-627CE); Prince Shōtoku
manifestation (of a celestial being)
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
grass used for thatching; sedge used for thatching
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
blowing (e.g. of the wind); playing (a wind instrument); player (e.g. clarinet); (pair of) bellows; casting; founding
northern country; northern provinces; northern regions; northland
high ground; plateau; heights
to begin to fall (rain, etc.)
Tendai sect (of Buddhism)
sage; wise man; wise person; buddha; bodhisattva; enlightened priest
Nichiren sect; Tendai sect; Lotus Sutra
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
principle; aim; main purpose; central part; pillar
Tendai sect (of Buddhism)
missionary work (esp. Buddhist); preaching
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
to walk around; to travel around
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
well-informed person; thinking person; intelligent person
anniversary of a person's death (on which Buddhist commemorative rites, etc. are performed); 49th day after a person's death, on which Buddhist rituals are performed
many children; large family
beginning of the year; early in the New Year