governmental position of the shogunate, responsible for the management of temples and shrines
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
establishment; foundation
founding a temple (on a hill-top)
our country; our land; one's own country
ten (long cylindrical things)
dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish
division of a religious sect; branch of a school
the eight Edo-period provinces of Kanto (Sagami, Musashi, Awa, Kazusa, Shimousa, Hitachi, Kouzuke and Shimotsuke)
Tenchō era (824.1.5-834.1.3)
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
counter for generations; epoch
headship of a family; family property
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
war; campaign; battle; (arch.) unpaid work (ritsuryo system); (arch.) forced labor
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
to compete with; to vie for
Suruga (former province located in the central and northern parts of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
natural virtue; personal virtue
ordinary; run-of-the-mill; usual