mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
unnecessary; unneeded; useless; having nothing to do; unoccupied; idle
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
rejoicing; glorification; exultation; celebration; enjoyment; singing praises
clear layer of fluid (at the top of a mixture); supernatant liquid; supernate
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
pronunciation; production of sound
complete change; about-face
Japanese history; history of Japan
(quality of) signal reception
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
Shinto-Buddhist syncretism
manifestation theory (holding that Shinto gods are manifestations of buddhas)
spirit of a deceased person; the Holy Ghost; the Holy Spirit
(religious) faith; belief; creed
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
noisily (from many people talking); in a commotion; with a rustling sound (of leaves, branches, etc.); with a rippling sound (of the surface of a lake, etc.); feeling a chill; with a chill (up one's spine)
in high spirits; excited; energetic
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
attenuation; damping; decay
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
to be unable to bear (something) any longer; to be unable to put up with
pessimism due to decadent-age theory
passing on to the next life; death; giving up a struggle; submission; being at one's wits' end; being flummoxed
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
account; history; notice; note; Kojiki (earliest historical record of Japan, compiled in 712 CE); Records of Ancient Matters
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
wherein; therein; thereinto
bending and stretching; flexing and extending
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
counter for chairs or seats; foot; leg
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
Achilles tendon; calcaneal tendon; Achilles' heel; vulnerable point
national customs and manners; provincial song or ballad; waka (classical Japanese poetry, as opposed to Chinese poetry)
construction; architecture (of buildings)
manner of Heian-era palatial architecture