to be silent; to say nothing
wooden statue; wooden image; wooden idol
enshrinement; installation (of an image)
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
adviser; someone to consult with; someone to turn to about one's concerns; confidant
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
disfavor; disfavour; disinheritance
seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)
to order; to command; to appoint
image; figure; figure; form; image
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
farmer; peasant; farming; the common people
ruler of the whole country; person who holds the reins of government
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
sense of beauty; aesthetic sense
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
adoration; admiration; devotion
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
absorption; suction; attraction
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
master of the tea ceremony; person with eccentric tastes
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
Kyoto man; man from Kyoto
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
prickling; stinging; tingling
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
early (days); initial stage; initial
Keichō era (1596.10.27-1615.7.13)
(act of) building (temple, monument, etc.); erection
Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case