imperial court; shogunate government; authorities; public affairs; official; government
paintings and calligraphic works
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
Maitreya (Bodhisattva); Miroku
(arch.) eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara); (arch.) eastern provinces; (arch.) east; wagon; yamatogoto
twelfth lunar month; 12th month of the lunar calendar
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
jumbled; in disarray; scattered randomly about (small items)
to be associated (with); to be connected (with)
long stretch of winding beach
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
one's course; one's path; one's road
splendor; splendour; superb view
moment; instant; short amount of time
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
apparently; appears to be
to fall on one's backside; to be exhausted; to lose strength; to lose one's abilities
completeness; being fully equipped; (suit of) armor; armour
naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
dissolute priest; depraved monk; ferocious warrior monk
the other day; lately; recently
censor; overseer; inspector (Edo period)
to apologize; to apologise
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
feudal decree; edict by a daimyo
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
terrain; geographical features; topography
clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)
various countries; various regions; various provinces