Glory to the Sutra; Hail Lotus Sutra
Namu Amida Butsu; Hail Amitabha Buddha; Homage to Amida Buddha
liking; being fond of; to one's liking; to one's taste; preferred; favourite
evening sky; twilight sky
moving slowly (and dull-wittedly)
icicle; ice pillar (for cooling a room); (arch.) ice
small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
creation; Creation (by God)
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to feel relieved; to forget about one's troubles; to settle into peace of mind
March; third month of the lunar calendar
officiating priest; presiding priest at a ceremony; religious teacher; highly-ranked priest; guru; instructor (yoga, etc.)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
contrary; opposite; inverse; reverse; back-to-front
fumi-e; fumie; tablet bearing Christian images, on which Edo-period authorities forced suspected Christians to trample; allegiance test; loyalty test
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
shogunate; bakufu; shogun's headquarters; Imperial Guards office; residence of the Imperial Guards commander
massacre; mass slaughter; genocide; holocaust
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
obscene; indecent; lewd; bawdy; loose; improper
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
consists of; comprises; is made up of
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
the ancients; ancient people
swastika (esp. counterclockwise form as a Buddhist symbol); fylfot; swastika-shaped family crest; wow; yeah
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how