udo (plant related to ginseng, used in medicine and cooking) (Aralia cordata)
to begin to get dark; to begin to set (the Sun)
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
somewhere (very vague); someplace (very vague)
frontal sandal strap (between the toes)
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
to balance; to counterpoise; to remain unchanged; to share (e.g. the expense); to bear (part of)
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
to look after (often medically); to take care of
honor; honour; glory; (arch.) prosperity
preceptor or high priest (esp. in Zen or Pure Land Buddhism); second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); master (of one's art, trade, etc.)
creation; founding; initiating
Soto school (of Zen Buddhism)
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
chinaberry; Japanese bead tree (Melia azedarach); Indian sandalwood (Santalum album)
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
fleet (fishing, naval, etc.); convoy; group of ships
to be opposite; to face each other
small businessman; petty trader
learned priest pursuing his studies
on the occasion of; at the time of
head house (family); birthplace; originator
Katou Kiyomasa (1562-1611)
entreaty; solicitation; earnest request
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
Higo (former province located in present-day Kumamoto Prefecture)
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
bottom current; undercurrent
critical condition; being on the verge of death
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
(not) even once; (not) ever
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape