this impure world (as opposed to the pure land); (arch.) feces; (arch.) faeces
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
to name; to call; to christen; to term
reigning; controlling; dictating
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
demon of the sixth heaven in the realm of desire who tries to prevent people from doing good
congratulation; celebration
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
(ceremony of) driving out evil spirits
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
autumn colours; fall colors; leaves turning red; red leaves; leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves; (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)
eternalness; forever unchanging; distant land over the sea; world of the dead
roundup; wholesale arrest
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
spiritual realm of humanity
to arrive home; to return
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
to step over or across; to overcome
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
unusual power; superpower; ability beyond that of humans
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
curse; spell; malediction
bank; weir; embankment; levee
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress