Thai basil (Ocimum basilicum); common basil; tree whose branches are said to split into seven pieces upon falling
Japan and India; Japanese-Indian
when kids get in a fight, their parents come to their aid; yelping curs will raise mastiffs
showing no fear, even of God
gabled roof; building with a gabled roof; gabled roof construction
single-pronged vajra; tokko; dokko; cloth of a tokko pattern
self-willed; (doing or saying things) to suit one's own convenience
to become sick; to be struck by a disaster; to hinder; to be hindered; to run into problems; to have an accident
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases
building with a gabled, hipped roof
six sects of Buddhism brought to Japan during the Nara period (Sanlun, Satyasiddhi, Faxiang, Abhidharmakosha, Vinaya, and Huayan)
special leather belt used in ceremonial court dress, covered in black lacquer and decorated with stones and jewels
Keichō campaign (1597-98; incl. the second Japanese invasion of Korea in 1597)
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
Garbhadhatu; Womb Realm; Matrix Realm
manifestation theory (holding that Shinto gods are manifestations of buddhas)
winter-time practice of eating meat of animals such as boar and deer to ward off cold
Yamantaka Vidya-raja; conqueror of Death
style of temple gate featuring four supporting pillars and a gabled roof
to be made an example of; to be made a victim of; to be exposed to ridicule
outward appearance (of a house); exterior; external structure (of a building; e.g. gate, fence, garage); exterior structure
menko; children's game in which thick circular or rectangular cards are slapped down on the ground to overturn other cards
pure land; spiritual realm of Buddhahood
worldly wise; sophisticated; street smart; knowledge of the world (acquired in the school of hard knocks); toughness
ten-day period (in a month); ten-year period (in one's age); decade
Imperial heir; Crown Prince
obstinate; stubborn; hard-headed; being incapable of making sound judgments because of a narrow, inflexible and obstinate mentality
unruly horse; unmanageable horse; unbroken horse
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
unfinished; unripe; unfermented narezushi; unfermented brine-pickled sushi; noh mask with slightly protruding horns and frizzy hair (representing a woman on her way to becoming a hannya)
too many to count; too numerous to mention
eventfulness; pressure of business
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do; terrible; dreadful; frightening
impertinent; impudent; cheeky
State Shintō; nationalistic form of Shinto, formerly the official religion of Japan
sukiya style of building; style of a tea-ceremony arbor (arbour)
white magnolia; Magnolia denudata