to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
the seven forms of Avalokitesvara; the seven Avalokitesvaras of Kyoto
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
cultivating new land; clearing; reclamation
Ashikaga period (i.e. Muromachi period; 1336-1573)
grand shrine; famous shrine; Izumo Grand Shrine
magistrate; shogunate administrator
miniature shrine with double doors (used to store important Buddhist items such as sutras, etc.); cabinet with double doors (used by the nobility to store books, etc.); carved and decorated stone container for storing the bones of one's ancestors (in Okinawa)
covered in mud; mud-caked
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
ridge of earth between rice fields; ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel; footpath between rice fields; causeway
one round; one turn; one size (larger or smaller); one cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac
upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching); convenience; suitability; availability
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
dispute over the distribution of water into paddies during the summer (in rural areas)
to shoot or fire off an arrow
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
ditch with running water; drainage channel
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
contribution (to a temple, shrine, etc.); donation
government office; agency; board
weeding; weeder; weeding fork; cultivator
two Deva kings; guardian gods of Buddhism who stand at the entrance of a Buddhist temple
immeasurable; infinite; inestimable
young female rice planter; young girl
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
to proceed with things; to carry out; to do
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
field (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
night watch; night sentry
to keep watch; to stand guard