hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
penalty; sentence; punishment
execution; carrying out; performance; lead monk performing various tasks in a temple
general public; the masses
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
government service; the bureaucracy
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
(nature of a) crime; (criminal) charge
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
spectators; onlookers; members of the audience
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
dressing oneself; putting on clothes; embezzlement
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
in the end; on top of that
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
Genbun era (1736.4.28-1741.2.27)
execution by tying a victim to a post and stabbing with spears; crucifixion
imperial court; royal court
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
stone (used for throwing)
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
the first and second; a few
to sentence; to assign a penalty
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
incredibly brutal; gory; gruesome
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent