teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
old Japanese court music; gagaku
administration; governance; the authorities; authority
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
speech and conduct; words and deeds
indirection; indirectness
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
small house; thatched hut
quitting one's job as a government official to return to live quietly in one's own native region
daily life; daily living; waking up and going to sleep
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
to unfold; to unroll; to open
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
groom; footman; steward; intendant; (arch.) head of an institution, esp. religious; (arch.) head of one institution serving also as the head of another
priest attached to a shrine
shintai; object of worship believed to contain the spirit of a deity, typically housed in a shrine
bodhisattva; one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha; High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court); title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory
separation of Buddhism and Shintoism (government policy during the beginning of the Meiji period)
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
pious men and women; religious people; the faithful
deep gratitude; overwhelming joy; great happiness
adoration; reverence; esteem
Buddhist memorial service
memorial service; temple service; (Nichiren Buddhism) memorial service for Nichiren (13th day of 10th month)
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
good; goodness; right; virtue
to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer