(historical) a mountain checkpoint west of Kyoto, bordering the ancient provinces of Yamashiro and Omi

empty air / meaninglessness / (Buddhism) sunyata: emptiness, vacuity, awareness, openness, thusness / (Buddhism) void: one of the 五大 (godai, literally “great five”) and the highest of the five elements

world, society, age, generation

許す, 赦す, 聴す, 緩す: to forgive, to pardon, to excuse; to allow, to permit; to admit, to acknowledge; to absolve

the western area of Ōtsu, Shiga / an abbreviation for the Ōsaka Checkpoint, a checkpoint located to the south of Ōtsu, Shiga at Ōsaka Mountain

tassel / bunch (of flowers or fruit, e.g. grapes)

議: a male given name

計る, 測る, 量る: to measure; to infer / 図る, 謀る: to plot; to plan / 諮る: to consult with / 蒦る: to measure; to calculate

計り: measurement / 秤: scale

湖面: lake surface