Shōtoku Taishi (574CE-627CE); Prince Shōtoku
old saying; old expression; old language; ancient language; archaic word
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
Seventeen-Article Constitution (of Asuka-period Japan)
each; (arch.) you (plural)
bow (and arrow; esp. of a noble)
righteousness; justice; right
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
together with; same; both; all; including ...
(arch.) bracelet (made of stringed jewels or bells and worn at the elbow); bracer (for the elbow of an archer)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
distant land; remote country; province far from the capital
(an) exile; vagrant; wanderer; nomad
day by day; every day; by the day
Bizen (former province located in the southeast of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
all sides; the four cardinal directions and the four ordinal directions; large hanging lantern
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
capital punishment; death penalty; maximum penalty; ultimate punishment
severe punishment; rigorous measures
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
military forces; hosts; troops
disaster; calamity; misfortune
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
modesty; self-control; discretion
making one's way through life; conduct of one's life
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
living free from worldly care; easy and comfortable living