to imitate; to follow; to emulate
to swarm; to crowd; to flock together
commander; general; leader
gathering; place where people gather; (arch.) police station; (arch.) camp; (arch.) barracks
missionary work; proselytizing; preaching; evangelism
other religions; other teachings
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
Gautama Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
member of the Diet; Diet member; member of parliament; MP
to face on; to look out on to
suffrage; the right to vote
eligibility for election; suffrage
government office; public office
government official; clerk
to qualify (as); to have the qualifications (for ...); to be entitled to; to have a claim (for)
the Trinity; three parts; three components; three factors
agreement; coincidence; correspondence; conformity
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
originating; causing; beginning
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
nembutsu; nenbutsu; nianfo; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)
Nichiren sect of Buddhism (sometimes specifically referring to the Hokke school of Nichiren); Tendai sect of Buddhism
India; cotton sheeting; foreign; imported; ultra-spicy; extra hot
western part; the west (of a region); the West (United States)
taste; liking; preference
circulation; dissemination
that country; (arch.) nirvana
missionary work (esp. Buddhist); preaching
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)