to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
intoxication; being carried away by; being enraptured by
religious leader; person of religion; religious figure; religionist
Eiroku era (1558.2.28-1570.4.23)
pending question; unresolved problem
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
looking on (somebody) as hostile
easy to deal with; easily manageable; tractable; malleable
cooperation; collaboration
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
good citizens; law-abiding people
harm; injury; evil (influence)
high priest; highly-ranked priest; virtuous priest; priest of great sanctity and learning
to control; to command; to get the better of
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
purity; homogeneity; unadorned
building (a temple, palace, etc.); construction; erection
celebration of the completion of a temple or shrine's construction
stationing (troops); occupancy
sending (esp. email attachments); forwarding; remitting
before god; before an altar
Earth Horse (55th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1918, 1978, 2038)
type of cleromancy divination (described in the Book of Changes) performed with long sticks; The Book of Changes; Yijing; I Ching
The Book of Changes; Yijing; I Ching
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
commentary (on any of the 384 lines of the hexagrams in the Book of Changes)
kun (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: earth, southwest)
eternal; everlasting; unchangeable; invariant
address (e.g. opening or closing remarks); speech; ci (Chinese literary form); ancillary word
man of virtue; wise man; person of high rank; the four gentlemen (plum, chrysanthemum, orchid, and bamboo)
to get; to acquire; to obtain; to be possible
Antei era (1227.12.10-1229.3.5)
by the end of this year; before the year comes to a close; during this year
place; room; margin; scope