distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
vajra (indestructible substance); diamond; adamantine; thunderbolt; Indra's weapon; Buddhist symbol of the indestructible truth
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
(Saitou) Musashibou Benkei (?-1189)
judge; magistrate; (arch.) 3rd grade official (ritsuryō system); (arch.) assistant district officer; (arch.) inspector
vassals; retainers; followers
Buddhist priest; bonze; layman dressed like a priest; person
bonshō; Buddhist temple bell
(on the) sea; surface of the sea
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
to name; to call; to christen; to term
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.; onto a surface)
chilly; unpleasantly cold
horizon (related to bodies of water)
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
Sado (former province located on Sado Island in present-day Niigata Prefecture); Sado (island, Niigata Prefecture)
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
Noto (former province located in the north of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture); Noto (peninsula)
clearly (standing out); distinctly; sharply; boldly; in sharp relief
shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
meals exchanged by parishioners and priests
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
port city; harbor city; harbour city
height (e.g. of summer); peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); prime (of one's life); (one's) best days; (being in) heat; rut
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
Kamakura period (1185-1333)