meals exchanged by parishioners and priests
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
(social) position; status
Grand Council of State (1868-1885 CE); Department of State (under the ritsuryo system)
edict; ordinance; proclamation
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
after the end (of something); post-
end of war; cessation of hostilities
family of Shinto priests serving a shrine on a hereditary basis
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
most part; greater part; majority
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
(religious) faith; belief; creed
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
person of doubtful origin
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
fiercely (e.g. of a fire burning); bong-bong (of clock ringing); with repeated bangs (e.g. of fire cracker); striking clock; green young man from a well-to-do family
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to mark the passage of time; to let (feel) time pass
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
(in) his way; peculiar to him
price; cost; value; worth; value
forcibly; against one's will
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
sense of duty (obligation)
to pile up; to accumulate
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
of course; certainly; naturally
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
to be impressed; to greatly admire