gods and Buddha; Shinto and Buddhism
laughable; ridiculous; pitiful; contemptible; absurdity
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
don't you think?; indicates question
great compassion and mercy
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion
to be in high spirits; to be encouraged; to be lively; to cheer up
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
notebook; account book; register
seventeenth day of the month; seventeen days
number one; first; best; most; game; round
same country; same province; the (said) country
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
Izumi (former province located in the southwest of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
yew plum pine (Podocarpus macrophyllus)
Kawachi (former province located in the east of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
greenhouse; icehouse; cellar
ghee (held to be the greatest of all flavours); (fig.) the ultimate truth of Buddhism; (fig.) nirvana
Tokaido (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
Japanese hackberry (Celtis sinensis var. japonica); Chinese nettle tree; enoki mushroom (Flammulina velutipes); winter mushroom; velvet shank
Asian hazel (Corylus heterophylla var. thunbergii); Siberian hazel
exposure to the sun; sunny place; per day
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you