responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment; persecution
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation
prosperity; flourishing; success
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
like this; in this way; as you see
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
Jōdo Shinshū (offshoot of the Jōdo sect); True Pure Land School
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
sacred books; sutras; scriptures; Bible
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
ancient practices; old customs
adhering to; being a stickler for; being particular about; worrying too much about
eternal; unlimited; endless
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
opinion; point of view; visual point
older sister; elder sister
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
pilgrimage of the Saigoku-Sanjūsansho (33 temples in the Kinki region)
drama; play; powerful drug
to come off; to be worn off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
just because; even if; even though
to speak ill of; to disparage
streaming (of tears); pouring; pouring (of rain or sweat)
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
(disease) settling in internal organs; quarreling among companions; quarrelling among companions
meditation; contemplation