letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
fortune-telling; divination; fortune-teller; diviner
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to collapse on the street (from illness, hunger, exhaustion, etc.); to fall down dead on the road
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
Nihon Ryōiki (Heian-period collection of Buddhist stories)
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
Emperor Shōmu (701-756 CE, reigning: 724-749 CE); Shōmu Tennō
bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
so-so; tolerable; passable
rule; law; model; pattern; teachings of Buddha; Buddhist doctrine
to save; to leave over; to spare
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
(ancient) Japan; Yamato kingdom; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture); Yamato (battleship)
peerless; matchless; unrivaled; unrivalled; unequaled; unequalled
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
being very popular; being in great demand
skill; proficiency; dexterity; flattery
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
one mountain; pile (of something); heap; hump; worst part; large profit
bringing; taking; carrying
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
entreaty; imploring; begging; spoken portion of a song; oral recitation
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
bridal night; first night; first watch of the night