pilgrimage; travelling around (by a monk)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
duplicity; treachery; double-dealing
romantic story; colorful story; colourful story; highly embellished story
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
monk; priest, particularly a high-ranking Zen monk honored by the imperial court
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
samsara; cycle of death and rebirth; being reborn; reincarnation
two kinds; second-class (e.g. mail)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
something; what; why; how
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
Amitabha Tathagata; Amithaba
Sutra of Immeasurable Life
first volume (in set); volume one; book one
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
for example; for instance; e.g.
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
all; entire; whole; altogether
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
one part; one portion; one section
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image
poor person; pauper; the poor; the indigent
stupidity; silliness; asininity; imbecility; dim-wittedness
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
autonomy (philosophy); self-control
breaking a commandment (usually religious); offense against the Buddhist commandments (offence)
Dharmakara Bodhisattva; Amitabha Buddha in a pre-enlightenment incarnation
equality; impartiality; evenness
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of