guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
front; frontage; facade; main
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
Deva gate; temple gate guarded by fierce Deva Kings; temple gate of the Nio
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
Kamakura period (1185-1333 CE)
(head priest of) temple formerly led by founder of sect; temple in which resided a member of nobility or imperial family; (head priest of) Honganji (temple in Kyoto)
Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral
formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
one mountain; pile (of something); heap; hump; worst part; large profit
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
destruction by fire; losing in a fire; being burnt down
sad fate; tragic doom; ill fate
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
revival; restoration; resuscitation
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
column shape; cylinder; columnar
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
(traditional) Japanese style
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
great erudition; extensive knowledge; vast stock of knowledge
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
open; spacious; extensive
road approaching a shrine
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
festival; feast; carnival
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
gate in the middle of the corridor connecting an annex to a pond-side building (in traditional palatial-style architecture); central gate (between the main gate and main hall of a temple); central gate (separating the inner and outer gardens of a teahouse)
left side; left-hand side
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight