way; method; means; resource; course
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)
to pick up; to find; to gather
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
(not so) much; (not) very
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
outside help; help from without; salvation by faith
Pure Land sect (of Buddhism); Jodo (sect)
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
Amida Buddha's original vow; long-cherished desire
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
life of faith; religious life
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
necessities of life (food, clothing and shelter)
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
merit; virtuous deed; divine reward (for virtuous deeds); grace (of the buddhas and gods); merit; meritum
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
of course; certainly; naturally
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
beyond one's means or position; inappropriate to one's lot in life
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
stinginess; miserliness; parsimony
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite