prince of royal blood; Imperial prince
Enryaku era (782.8.19-806.5.18)
handing down the precepts
emperor (of Japan); mikado
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
(death from) starvation; starving to death
scriptures; canon; teaching guide
statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to have meaning; to be meaningful
even though it is not; despite not
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
rice grasshopper (of genus Oxya); grasshopper; locust (of family Catantopidae)
person killed in action; the war dead
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
to be descended from; to be drawn from (the tradition of); to be derived from; to follow the school (tradition) of
revengeful ghost; apparition
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
watchful waiting; careful supervision
firm promise; definite promise
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
preference; priority; precedence
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
pain and itching; mental anguish; unhealthy emotions
to mow; to reap; to harvest
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
gaudy; loud; garish; intense; harsh; extreme
Western music; European music