direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
unlucky quarter (southwest)
on the occasion of; at the time of
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
attached; belonging (to); included; enclosed; affiliated; annexed
Pure Land sect (of Buddhism); Jodo (sect)
(religious) faith; belief; creed
one's family temple; temple with one's family grave
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
dozens; scores of; decades
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
high mountain; alpine mountain
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
educational policies or administration; Bunsei era (1818.4.22-1830.12.10)
small Zen temple built to commemorate the death of a high priest; minor temple in the grounds of a head temple
town originally built around a temple or shrine
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.31 square meters; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
the House of Tokugawa; the Tokugawas
bodhi; enlightenment; happiness in the next world
status of a Buddhist temple
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
group; (free) radical; counter for installed or mounted objects (e.g. stone lanterns, gravestones, satellites)
epitaph; inscription on a tomb
almost; roughly; approximately
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy