grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
poetry party; tanka competition; gathering of tanka poets
in accordance with; according to
regrettable defeat; defeat by a narrow margin
groundwork; preparation; walking practice; strengthening one's legs; leg hold (wrestling, judo, etc.); wooden beam that joins underfloor pillars
vindication of honour; vindication of honor; making up for loss; revenge
fastidiousness; fussiness about cleanliness, etc.; clean-freak
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
descendant; progeny; offspring
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
spine; vertebral column; spinal column; vertebra
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to melt together; to blend together
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
day by day; with each passing day; as the days go by
suspension of business; temporary closure (of a store, school, etc.); shutdown; holiday
selling or divesting in unwanted stocks; hiding bad loans
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
reading aloud; recitation
to debate; to deliberate; to argue; to contend; to discuss; to dispute
essence; the best; chic; smart; considerate; understanding
first volume (in a two or three-volume set); first book; volume one; book one
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
impermanence; mutable; uncertain; ever-changing
... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...
route (when going somewhere); way (to get somewhere)
nembutsu; nianfo; the three-word invocation "Namu Amida Butsu" dedicated to the Amitabha Buddha; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
the Holy Ghost; the Holy Spirit
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)