leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
tension; mental strain; nervousness
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to clear up; to become cloudless; to be refreshed
inheritance; something given or received
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
rising and going to bed; daily life; all the time; constantly; whether awake or asleep
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
hetuvidya (ancient Indian logic for determining right from wrong, truth from falsehood, etc.)
food and clothing; livelihood; living; to feed and clothe
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
abhorrence of (living in) this impure world
seeking rebirth in the Pure Land
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
decisive; resolute; determined; firm
to conceal (oneself); to hide; to abscond; to deceive; to dissemble; to fool
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
old name for part of Hyogo prefecture
congratulation; celebration
district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryo period)
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
kasaya; monk's stole; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
principal object of worship at a temple (usu. a buddha or bodhisattva); principal image; idol; the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter
enshrinement; installation (of an image)
wife and children; (arch.) wife
band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.)
villager; village folk; countryfolk
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)