twenty-ninth day of the month; twenty-nine days
state-supported provincial temple (Nara period)
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
only; just because; although; even; at (place, time); in (time span)
hardships; privations; difficulties
a little; partially; somewhat; slightly; semi-; -ish
nembutsu; nenbutsu; nianfo; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to span (e.g. a stream with a bridge)
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
geographic features; divination based on the lay of the land
to grow; to grow up; to be good at; to excel in
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
to name; to call; to christen; to term
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
cheering in chorus; saying in unison
metre; rhythm; musical temperament
crowd; community; group; herd; gathering; assembly
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
star in the sky on a spring night
event; phenomenon; matter
tracking down and killing; punitive expedition
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
written imperial order (late Heian period)
Seto Inland Sea; Inland Sea
(not) even once; (not) ever
returning victorious army
scraps of seaweed; death at sea (metaphor)
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
to be a sign of; to be an omen for
shoeing a horse; horseshoeing