Aki (former province located in the west of present-day Hiroshima Prefecture)
entrusting; charge; delegation; authorization
well digging; well digger
begging Zen priest of the Fuke sect (wearing a sedge hood and playing a shakuhachi flute)
short and stout; small but wide around
red cloth; red background
brocade; fine dress; fine clothes
things at hand; personal belongings
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
gentle; mild; meek; tender
exclamation used to scold practitioners (in Zen); scolding or threatening with a shout
with a start; with a jump
to thrust or cast away; to look upon with detachment
to be able to drink; to be worth drinking
it serves you (him) right; it's what you (he) deserves
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
neighbors; neighbours; neighborhood; neighbourhood
harmonious; peaceful; happy; amicable; smooth; free from trouble
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect
the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
in an easy-to-understand manner; in a very kind and detailed way
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
how many times; how often
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to accept an object and hold it reverently over one's head