by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
extraordinary talent; genius; prodigy; contaminant; different material
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
large container; person of great talent
discernment; penetration; insight; intellectual acumen
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
temple's territory; temple's estate
contribution (to a temple, shrine, etc.); donation
Kinoshita Toukichirō (1920.3.25-)
the husband of one's younger sister
establishment; foundation
Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
etc.; et cetera; and so on
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
power; motive power; dynamic force; three-phase electricity
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
in that manner; like that
Buddhist center for study and meditation; monastery; temple; Danrin style of haikai poetry (playful and oriented to the common person); Danrin school (of haikai poetry)
Enpō era (1673.9.21-1681.9.29)
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
registration; accession; register; entry; record
descendant (usu. of a certain generation); (arch.) lineage; (arch.) pedigree; (arch.) grandchild
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
scholar; person studying Buddhism
poetry and prose; literature; literary works
highly cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); grass style
Hōei era (1704.3.13-1711.4.25)
compromise; cross; blending; eclecticism
outer circumference; perimeter; outskirts; periphery
congratulations; felicitations; best wishes; longevity; long life
water offered to God; water drunk before an altar to symbolize the making of a vow; miracle-working water; water which gathers in the nodes of bamboo after falling as rain at noon on the 5th day of the 5th month (lunar calendar), thought to be effective when used in medicines
(the) negative (e.g. pole); yin (in Chinese divination); hidden place; unseen part
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary