route (when going somewhere); way (to get somewhere)
nembutsu; nenbutsu; nianfo; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
the Holy Ghost; the Holy Spirit
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to cry tears of joy; to weep for joy
principal object of worship at a temple (usu. a buddha or bodhisattva); principal image; idol; the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter
orpiment; gamboge; falsification; alteration
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
thick; dense; rich (as in taste or content); crowded
leaving (fleeing) the capital
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
artistic and literary circles
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
director (of the provincial governors under the ritsuryo system)
immense physical strength
quick work; (clever) feat
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
many; numerous; various; large number of
scroll; rolled book; scarf; muffler; sushi made rolled in nori seaweed with a core of filling
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
compilation for the emperor; emperor's literary production
collection of waka poems; anthology; songbook
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
assorted vegetables for sukiyaki (esp. green onion)
enemy of the emperor; rebel against the imperial government
author unknown; anonymous
death with dignity; natural death (as opposed to extending one's life unnaturally with life support)
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
going west; heading westward
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel