Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
entering the priesthood; priest; monk; bonze
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
underground; subterranean
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
Kassapa Buddha; Kasyapa Buddha; Kashyapa Buddha
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
small Zen temple built to commemorate the death of a high priest; minor temple in the grounds of a head temple
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
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
wind; gas; fart; something worthless; something not worth considering
Konjaku Monogatarishū (abbr) (31-volume collection of stories written during the late Heian period); The Tale of Konjaku
India; cotton sheeting; foreign; imported; ultra-spicy; extra hot
admonition; commandment; sila (precept)
becoming a devout believer; (religious) conversion
be (that) as it may; having said that
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
at that time; in those days
common saying; popular version; folklore; tradition
woodcutter; lumberjack; logger
yaksha (Buddhist guardian deities sometimes depicted as demonic warriors)
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
food and drink; eating and drinking
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to meet; to assemble; to gather; to encounter; to run into