ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
Deva gate; temple gate guarded by fierce Deva Kings; temple gate of the Nio
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
engraver; carver; sculptor
two Deva kings; guardian gods of Buddhism who stand at the entrance of a Buddhist temple
principal object of worship at a temple (usu. a buddha or bodhisattva); principal image; idol; the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter
secular life; workaday world
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
what is called; what they call; so-called
autosuggestion; self-suggestion
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
reason; cause; history; origin
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
value; worth; virtue; blessing
art of war; strategy; tactics
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
beloved concubine; favourite concubine (e.g. of the shogun)
Heike family; Taira family; The Tale of the Heike; chanting of the Heike Monogatari
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
very likely; very probable
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
to show mercy; to show sympathy; to have compassion; to be kind
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into