western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki); western nations (esp. India or Europe); thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara); pilgrimage to the thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
temple which issues amulets
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
great god; gracious deity; miracle-working god
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
women and children; woman; grown woman; wife
agonizing cries; pandemonium; two of Buddhism's hells
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
northeastern part; the northeast
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
the country; countryside; rural districts; cultivated land; fields
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
Chinese juniper (Juniperus chinensis)
Mt.; Mount; (fig.) Mt.; (fig.) Mount
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
Gautama Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
whereabouts; country; one's home village; one's residence