according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
fairly long period of time; (arch.) four-hour period
sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
Niigata (city, prefecture)
guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
to pass the peak (of something); to get through the most difficult part; to be over the worst (e.g. an illness); to cross a pass
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
main temple building; nave
outer sanctum; nave; transept
all-night vigil over a body; wake
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
many; a lot; much; multitude
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
early-morning visit to a temple or shrine
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
visit to a shrine or temple; paying homage at a shrine or temple
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
temple festival; fair; fete day; day related to a particular deity and thought to bring divine blessing to those who celebrate it
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
Amitabha Tathagata; Amithaba
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
pure land (esp. the Western Pure Land paradise of Amitabha); (Buddhist) paradise; Pure Land Buddhism
passing on to the next life; death; giving up a struggle; submission; being at one's wits' end; being flummoxed
principal object of worship at a temple (usu. a buddha or bodhisattva); principal image; idol; the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)