firm; strong; solid; stable
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
commerce; trade; business
blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
wealthy person; millionaire
possession (esp. of a territory)
usurer; usury; loansharking
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
Tendai sect (of Buddhism)
prince of royal blood; Imperial prince
agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK
entering the priesthood; priest; man with a shaven head; bald-headed monster
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
counter for generations; epoch
former emperor (or his empress, imperial princesses, etc.); posthumous Buddhist name containing the character "in"
God's will; heaven's decree; mandate of Heaven; one's life; one's lifespan
man proposes, God disposes; (lit.) man does what man can do then awaits the verdict of heaven (or fate)
the height of folly; sheer stupidity
marital quarrel; argument between husband and wife
lack of ability; incompetence; incapacity
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan
being surrounded by enemies on all sides; being betrayed (forsaken) by everybody
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
to tighten; to press hard
mischievous child; scamp; rascal; elf; imp
presence; sitting with; being with
prevention of crime; security (device, camera, etc.)
bleaching; bleached cotton; doxxing; doxing; public humiliation (as an Edo period punishment)
have a pain in one's chest
to be steamed (properly, e.g. rice); to be stuffy; to grow musty; to get close
Nichiren sect; Tendai sect; Lotus Sutra
layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity