starting point; point of departure
explanation; interpretation
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
since the beginning; natural-born (salesman, etc.); absolutely (not); (not) at all
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty
(arch.) true form of a buddha; land of origin
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
Diamond Realm and Womb Realm
two parts; both parts; both realms (i.e. the Diamond Realm and the Womb Realm); Shinto-Buddhist amalgamation
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
funerals and ceremonial occasions
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image
to become animated; to liven up; to become active
Ise pilgrimage; pilgrimage to the Ise Grand Shrine; Ise pilgrim
inexhaustibility; mutual financing association
to sell off; to sell completely
in a temple; inside temple grounds; sub-temple
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
(sect) founder; apostle; originator; inventor
(nth) power; counter for vehicles; multiplication; Buddha's teachings
preceptor or high priest (esp. in Zen or Pure Land Buddhism); preceptor or high priest (in Tendai or Kegon Buddhism); preceptor or high priest (in Shingon, Hosso, Ritsu or Shin Buddhism); second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); master (of one's art, trade, etc.)
preceptor or high priest (esp. in Zen or Pure Land Buddhism); second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); master (of one's art, trade, etc.)
death anniversary; Buddhist anniversary service
mourning; mourning period; anniversary of one's death
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
equinoctial week (when Buddhist services are held); Buddhist services during the equinoctial week; nirvana
twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days
bossing someone around; having a person under one's control
extra (charge, fare, etc.); premium; bonus; (after a number) tenths increase
command; order; dictation; nth year in the Reiwa era (May 1, 2019-)
official notice; notification
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
obeying; observing; following
sight; attraction; spectacle; something worth seeing
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
fiftieth day after the birth of a child; fifty days
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
Quanzhou (China); Chinchew