proposal; motion; recommendation
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
curiosity; inquisitiveness
thirst for knowledge; intellectual thirst
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
commonly (called, said, etc.); popularly; colloquially; in common parlance
staff with plaited paper streamers
Shugendō practitioner; mountain ascetic; Shugendō
defence of Buddhist doctrines; god who defends Buddhist doctrines; defence of the constitution; religious power to dispel demons and diseases
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
master; expert; Meijin (professional title); Meijin (highest title for male players in competitive karuta)
exorcism; putting a deadly curse on; cursing to death
rebellion; revolt; insurrection; treason
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
chance of going out; opportunity (to succeed); musical accompaniment for an actor going on stage
tank tread; continuous track; caterpillar track; endless track; crawler track
art of war; strategy; tactics
foreigner; stranger; outsider; alien
tenmondō (form of astrology)
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
transferring; transitioning; changing; gift placed inside a container when returning it
recommendation; endorsement
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
body; physical system; (the) person
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
stipulation; prescription; normal (unit of normality); compulsory exercise (in gymnastics); compulsory routine
Shōtoku Taishi (574CE-627CE); Prince Shōtoku
Nihon Shoki (second oldest work of Japanese history, compiled in 720 CE); Nihongi; Chronicles of Japan
Empress Suiko; Suiko Tenno (554-628 CE, reigning: 592-628 CE)
Baekje (ancient Korean kingdom; 18 BCE-660 CE); Paekche
coming to Japan; visit to Japan; coming to the imperial court (of an envoy, emissary, etc.)
books related to the calendar; the calendar; the almanac
method; means; technique; mystic arts (of a Taoist hermit or immortal); supernatural techniques; magic