to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
secret order of the Emperor; confidential imperial command
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
tribute (to a monarch, feudal lord, etc.); taxes; taxation
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
wetting oneself; peeing in one's pants
imperial command (decree); decree of cloistered emperor
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
yen (currency of Japan); circle
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
a long time ago; in those days
to wander; to roam from place to place
prince of royal blood; Imperial prince
ghee (held to be the greatest of all flavours); (fig.) the ultimate truth of Buddhism; (fig.) nirvana
monk; priest, particularly a high-ranking Zen monk honored by the imperial court
bad-tempered; aggressive; quarrelsome
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
worldly affairs; ways of the world
to wash away; to sweep away; to carry away
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
acquaintance; friend; (arch.) lover
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
from behind the scenes (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); from the sidelines; from a distance; secretly; in secret
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora; abundance (esp. of something undesirable)
itinerary; travel plans; distance (of a trip); journey
stagnation; standstill; accumulation; stay; sojourn