to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
Amitabha (Buddha); Amida; ghostleg lottery; ladder lottery; wearing a hat pushed back on one's head
Namu Amida Butsu; Hail Amitabha Buddha; Homage to Amida Buddha; prayer for rebirth in Sukhavati, the Pure Land of Amitabha
to be reflected (in); to be mirrored (in); to impress (a person)
calm; serene; tranquil; peaceful
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
appearance of the laity; unrefined appearance; vulgar style
thousands of years; eternity; all generations
work in a Zen temple (e.g. cleaning, working in the fields)
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
opinion; intention; thought
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
imperial court; shogunate government; authorities; public affairs; official; government
paintings and calligraphic works
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
Maitreya (Bodhisattva); Miroku
(arch.) eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara); (arch.) eastern provinces; (arch.) east; wagon; yamatogoto
twelfth lunar month; 12th month of the lunar calendar
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
jumbled; in disarray; scattered randomly about (small items)
selflessness; self-effacement; self-renunciation; anatta; anatman; doctrine that states that humans do not possess souls
long stretch of winding beach
one's course; one's path; one's road
splendor; splendour; superb view
moment; instant; short amount of time
reissue (of a discontinued magazine, etc.); republication; reprint; resumption of publication