leaving everything up to someone else
to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed
Soto school (of Zen Buddhism)
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
family registry (of the district; Edo period); population registry; records of an Edo-period census
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
Keiō era (1865.4.7-1868.9.8)
to take one's leave; to excuse oneself; to resign (from); to step down; to decline; to turn down
governmental position of the shogunate, responsible for the management of temples and shrines
one's original intention; one's original purpose; one's original aim
accomplishment; realization; attainment; penetration; pervasion
property; fortune; means; assets
Tokugawa shogunate (1603-1867); Edo shogunate
right (to do something); authority; power
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
command; order; dictation; nth year in the Reiwa era (May 1, 2019-)
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
ceremony; celebration; law code; Sweden
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
head of a ward; mayor of a ward; chief administrator of a ward
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
dust; dirt; dreary world; petty affairs of everyday life
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
modest; reserved; discreet; careful; prudent; circumspect
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
negligent; careless; (arch.) easygoing; (arch.) relaxed