Yamaguchi (city, prefecture)
preceptor or high priest (esp. in Zen or Pure Land Buddhism); preceptor or high priest (in Tendai or Kegon Buddhism); preceptor or high priest (in Shingon, Hosso, Ritsu or Shin Buddhism); second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); master (of one's art, trade, etc.)
to rise up; to initiate (political) action
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
Buddhist family chapel; altar room
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
coating (esp. lacquering)
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
edge; angle; ridge (e.g. of a mountain)
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
zun (ancient Chinese wine vessel, usu. made of bronze); (arch.) honorific prefix referring to the listener; counter for buddhas
arms and cavalry; troops; war; military affairs
infringing on the power of the sovereign
self-; from ...; this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
minor details; nonessentials
surplus-; excess-; over-; per- (chemical with more of a certain element than found in other compounds of the same constituents)
plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
Imperial standard; (fig.) worthy cause
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
if it is not ...; if it does not ...
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
mobilization; mobilisation
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning