だいし

Noun

 * 1)  the base paper or matting used to mount a photograph, picture, or similar item
 * 2)  the lines of a play or other performance
 * 3)  a foreword, an introduction;  a brief preface note on the theme or circumstances of a poem
 * 4)  the creation of poetry based on a particular theme; such a poem; a poem included at the start of a scroll or book

Noun

 * 1)  a bodhisattva; a virtuous and strong monk
 * 2)  in the  system, a specific government rank responsible for certain court rituals
 * 3)   a lay sister, a female layman
 * 4)   a great priest; a great buddha or bodhisattva; a posthumous title granted to virtuous monks by the imperial court; short for, an honorary posthumous title for
 * 5)  the fourth in a series or list