concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
father's side of family; paternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
ancestor; forefather; foremother
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
having an ancient and honorable origin; of good lineage; of noble birth
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
middle period; medium-term
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
han (estate of a daimyo in the Edo and early Meiji periods); feudal domain; fief; province
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
since; henceforth; ever since
abolish Buddhism, destroy Shākyamuni (slogan of anti-Buddhist movement at the beginning of the Meiji era)
the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess
Inari (god of harvests, wealth, fertility, etc.); Inari shrine; inarizushi (sushi wrapped in fried tofu); scrotum; testicle sack
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
to explain away; to answer evasively
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
family which supports a temple; parishioner
decrease; reduction; decline
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
scenic; beautiful; picturesque
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
to take measures (against); to take steps
unprincipled; inconstant; unscrupulous
the six realms (Deva realm, Asura realm, Human realm, Animal realm, Hungry Ghost realm, Naraka realm)
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
good at business; having a good head for business; good businessman; shrewd salesman
head temple of a Buddhist sect; headquarters (of an organization); head of operations; nerve center