contribution (to a temple, shrine, etc.); donation
exemption; exoneration; discharge
spread; span; expanse; extent
(head priest of) temple formerly led by founder of sect; temple in which resided a member of nobility or imperial family; (head priest of) Honganji (temple in Kyoto)
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
chief priest (of a Buddhist temple); abbot
parent-child relationship
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
Bungo (former province located in present-day Ōita Prefecture)
to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish
biological child; one's own child
forming a familial relationship (through adoption, marriage, etc.); adoption
ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
subordination; dependency
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
to abolish; to abandon; to repeal; to dethrone; to depose
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
disturbance; upheaval; unrest; war; riot
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
Minister of the Left (second-ranked official in the Department of State under the ritsuryō system)
Grand Minister; Chancellor of the Realm
evil spirits of rivers and mountains
great person; distinguished person; outstanding figure; giant; person of high caliber
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
(an actor) conveying qualities of a character without gestures or speech; implied acting; implicitly asserting one's will (e.g. by sheer force of personality); performance using one's stomach (e.g. by drawing a face on it and animating it using one's abdominal muscles); acrobatics performed on a laid-out person's belly
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)