size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
world situation; world affairs
one end; an end; part; fragment
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
entering the priesthood; priest; man with a shaven head; bald-headed monster
honor; honour; glory; (arch.) prosperity
to name; to take a second name or alias; to announce; to boast; to declare
accurate; correct; precise; exact
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th century-334 BCE); Vietnam
12th day of the month; 12 days
it is written that ...; ... is written; it says ...; it reads ...
unreliable; undependable; untrustworthy; not to be counted on
first year (of an imperial era); year something (important) first happened or began
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular
nothing but; except; no more than
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
as usual; as is one's habit
to be intricate; to be elaborate; to be complicated; to be complex
long-cherished desire; Amida Buddha's original vow
(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)
(religious) denomination; sect
party; set; gang; company; person
incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting
Iwami (former province located in the west of present-day Shimane Prefecture)
order; directive; instructions; command
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
in a few days; at an early date
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
follower (of religion; esp. Jōdo Shinshū practitioners); believer
main; principal; chief; leading; important
to open hostilities; to take up arms; to start a war
treating someone (to food or drink); dinner; wonderful food; (arch.) running about
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
sect; denomination; tenets (of a religious sect)