metal fittings; metal fixtures
carriage porch; entranceway; porte cochere
Kanou Tan'yuu (1602-1674)
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
exceptional; praiseworthy; laudable
to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer
but; however; even though; even if
glistening dew; "white dew" solar term (approx. September 8)
number of characters; number of letters; word count
to harm; to injure; to invade; to raid; to oppose; to rise against
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
one leaf; one page; one sheet; (arch.) one boat
hereditary occupational group (Yamato period)
coming to an end; dying out
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
-less; lacking; non-existing
uncertainty; transiency; impermanence; mutability
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
burial (disposal of a body) by exposure to the elements; aerial sepulture (burial)
8000; eight thousand; many
stone Buddhist image; unemotional person; taciturn person
stone tower; stone pagoda; tombstone; gravestone