(arch.) divining; (arch.) telling a fortune; (arch.) predicting; choosing; settling; fixing
certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
class; heading; group; category
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
to become possible; to become able to (do)
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
Genryaku era (1184.4.16-1185.8.14)
banquet on the occasion of the first ceremonial offering of rice by the newly-enthroned emperor
association; fellowship; change (of season, year, etc.)
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
Mt.; Mount; (fig.) Mt.; (fig.) Mount
Ōmi (former province located in present-day Shiga Prefecture)
natural features; topography; climate; spiritual features
annotation; explanatory note; comment
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
book title; heading; topic; subject; Nichiren Buddhist chant
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
article; news story; report; account
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
place that is often written about in waka poetry; oft-repeated descriptive epithets in poetry
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
title; index; heading; headline; caption
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
Nara period (710-794); imperial court during Nara period
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
preceding paragraph; first part
generation; the world; the age
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
index; indices; indicator