interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about
The Seventeen-Article Constitution
Nagano (city, prefecture)
good; goodness; right; virtue
principal object of worship at a temple (usu. a buddha or bodhisattva); principal image; idol; the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter
statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to pick up; to find; to gather
Shinshū (alt. name of former Shinano province)
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
crown prince; Prince Shōtoku
the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana); the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
repaying a kindness; gratitude
establishment; foundation
crookedness; bending; indentation; curvature; flexion
to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
exclusive economic zone; EEZ
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
prefectures (of Japan); largest administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu, Hokkaido and the remaining prefectures
to face on; to look out on to