true character; real nature
mindset; outlook; view; way of looking at things; perspective
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
softly; mildly; gently; politely
sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)
north of the capital; northern part of Kyoto
local Shinto deity; tutelary god
hokora; small wayside shrine
house where one was born; one's parents' house
great virtue; virtuous priest; priest; rich person
shramana (wandering monk)
flowers and incense (given as a Buddhist offering)
abolition; elimination; extinction; discontinuation
acquaintance; relation; affinity; reason
kimono and ancient head-dress
group; (free) radical; counter for installed or mounted objects (e.g. stone lanterns, gravestones, satellites)
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
Buddhist service (e.g. memorial service)
visit to a shrine or temple; paying homage at a shrine or temple
autumn breeze; fall breeze
attendance (at a meeting)
many samurai; many gentlefolk
opening a business; opening a practice
league; federation; union; alliance
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
to be left blooming; to remain on the stem
rich (design); beautiful; splendid
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
to lie scattered; to be strewn about
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
to rest in peace; to attain eternal rest; to gain recognition; to get on in the world