finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing
cheering in chorus; saying in unison
Buddhist incantation using chanting, drumbeating, and dancing
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
first Sanskrit alphabet letter; Africa; Awa (old province of Japan); (arch.) prefixed to names to show intimacy
more and more; increasingly; extremely; very
religious organization; religious organisation
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to quit; to resign; to decline; to turn down
to boil; to seethe; to be oppressed by heat
name; title; designation; fame; reputation
clerical appearance; appearance of a priest; teachings of Buddha; condition of the universe at creation; in the pure land teachings, the name of Amitabha, or prayers to Amitabha
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
one's pupil; one's student; one's follower
Pure Land sect (of Buddhism); Jodo (sect)
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
this world; this life; world of the living
difficult to ...; hard to ...
pure land (esp. the Western Pure Land paradise of Amitabha); (Buddhist) paradise; Pure Land Buddhism
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
(social) class; rank; grade