imperial decree; imperial edict
visiting Tang China (esp. of an envoy, monk, or exchange student); entering Tang China
(arch.) exposure; (arch.) clarity; exoteric Buddhism; public Buddhist teachings
Tendai sect (of Buddhism)
completion; accomplishment; attainment of greatness or success
one's pupil; one's student; one's follower
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
painstaking piece of work; work of great effort; tour de force; toil; labor; labour
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
common name; popular name
Goshirakawahouou (1127.10.18-1192.4.26) (ex-emperor, later monk)
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
bay (space or distance between two pillars)
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
Nichiren sect of Buddhism (sometimes specifically referring to the Hokke school of Nichiren); Tendai sect of Buddhism
Oda Nobunaga (1534-1582.6.21)
Akechi Mitsuhide (1528-1582.7.2)
rebellion; uprising; insurrection; (arch.) treason
fire prevention; fire fighting; fire proof
destiny; will of Heaven; luck
one's later years; final years (in life)
most important work (of a writer, artist, etc.); representative work; masterpiece
elegy; dirge; mournful melody
Butchōson (type of Buddha representing omniscience in Mikkyō Buddhism); Butchō
Garbhadhatu; Womb Realm; Matrix Realm; Garbhadhatu Mandala; Womb Realm Mandala; Matrix Realm Mandala
revolution; rotation; turn; turning; inversion; handspring (gymnastics)
Cakraratna; wheel-shaped treasure possessed by the ideal universal ruler, carried in front of him during excursions to allow easy passage
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
Mara; demon king who attempted to hinder Gautama Buddha from attaining enlightenment; obstacle to enlightenment; penis