the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
precious book; handbook; thesaurus; treasury of words
practitioner of Buddhism; practitioner of austerities; disciplinant; practitioner of martial arts
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
to escape from; to get out
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
the people; the public; the world
posterity; future life; life to come
Hinayana (Buddhism); the Lesser Vehicle
silk fabric made in Hakata; Hakata cloth
twisting (thread, etc.); twisted yarn; twisted thread; twine
twisted thread or yarn; twining of thread or yarn
weft; woof (crosswise threads on a loom)
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
plain fabrics; plain weave
cross-piece joining two or more boards (carpentry)
to warp; to bend backwards; to throw the head (or shoulders) back; to throw out the chest
grade of wood; quality of wood; cut end (of a piece of wood)
karahafu; bow-shaped eaves of a gabled roof; undulating gable; cusped gable
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up; to dampen
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
noted product; local specialty
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
flowers and incense (given as a Buddhist offering)
Nanbokuchō period (of Japan; 1336-1392); period of the Northern and Southern courts; period of the Northern and Southern dynasties (of China; 5th-6th c.)
Chinese classical literature; Chinese classics
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
Satori; folklore monster that can read minds
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
literary art; literary activity; writing
Eichō era (1096.12.17-1097.11.21)
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder