on-the-spot investigation or inspection; raid
sponsors of rikishi or their stables
preceptor or high priest (esp. in Zen or Pure Land Buddhism); preceptor or high priest (in Tendai or Kegon Buddhism); preceptor or high priest (in Shingon, Hosso, Ritsu or Shin Buddhism); second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); master (of one's art, trade, etc.)
long; drawn-out; very long
the deceased; the departed
making one's best exertions
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
condition of the common people
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
life circumstances; lifestyle; (family) finances
philanthropic work; charitable enterprise
way of the Buddha; Buddha's teachings
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
distinction between right and wrong; distinction between good and bad
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to increase; to add to; to augment
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
new (residential) area (esp. built on reclaimed land during the Edo period); newly-opened region; red-light district; newly-acquired territory
enclosure; fence; storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.); partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies; mistress; castle
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
first Sanskrit alphabet letter; Africa; Awa (old province of Japan); (arch.) prefixed to names to show intimacy
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
rest area; rest stop; service area (next to a highway); service station; parking area
to encamp; to take up positions