to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
wide sense (e.g. of a word); broad sense
coherence; order; focus; point
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
Buddhist priest; bonze; layman dressed like a priest; person
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
to do; to commit; to carry out; to bring about
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
The Tale of the Heike; Heike Monogatari
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky
account; history; notice; note; Kojiki (earliest historical record of Japan, compiled in 712 CE); Records of Ancient Matters
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; Heian period (794-1185)
Emperor Shirakawa; Shirakawa Tenno (1053-1129 CE, reigning: 1072-1086 CE)
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
as one had hoped; as one wishes
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
prince of royal blood; Imperial prince
Enryaku era (782.8.19-806.5.18)
handing down the precepts
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
emperor (of Japan); mikado
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
heresy; evil ways; sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
killing (someone) with a curse; putting a deadly curse on (someone)
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
(death from) starvation; starving to death
... years old; age (of) ...
scriptures; canon; teaching guide