extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
string tied across the open chest of a haori
obi and cord fasteners (for a kimono)
to facilitate; to make easy; to simplify
Lagenaria siceraria var. gourda (variety of bottle gourd); gourd (container) made from its fruit
art of war; strategy; tactics
scroll mounter; picture framer
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
tailoring; dressmaking; sewing; making; preparation
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
mounting (of a picture); binding (of a book)
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
Pure Land sect (of Buddhism); Jodo (sect)
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
ground temperature; soil temperature
million times; praying a million times
mantra; Shingon sect (of Buddhism)
hot-spring cure; taking the baths
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
Amida Buddha's original vow; long-cherished desire
great virtue; virtuous priest; priest; rich person
arousal; excitation; awakening; evocation
edict; public announcement
Tendai sect (of Buddhism)
mysteries; excellent methods; marvelous law of Buddha; Saddharma; Lotus Sutra; teachings of the Lotus Sutra
hey!; over here!; OK; gotcha; yep
Enryaku era (782.8.19-806.5.18)
abbreviated form of a Chinese character; simplified character; acronym; abbreviation
history; pedigree; lineage
kind; cordial; hospitable; serious (of an illness)
thick; deep; kind; cordial; serious (of an illness); abundant