tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
upper part; upper region; region above
continually; continuously; incessantly; without interruption
advance or retreat; moving forwards or backwards; course of action; behaviour; remaining in one's post or resigning; staying or leaving
grasp; catch; understanding
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
official announcement; proclamation
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
to be in complete attendance
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity
nembutsu; nenbutsu; nianfo; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)
(Buddhist) lecture meeting; religious association; mutual assistance association (i.e. for financial assistance)
clanging; empty; deserted
Amitabha (Buddha); Amida; ghostleg lottery; ladder lottery; wearing a hat pushed back on one's head
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
dying in a fit of anger or indignation
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
immediately; right away; on the spot
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
flowers and incense (given as a Buddhist offering)
the same; the said; likewise
to get along; to add (one's own concordant voice, etc.)
counter for suits of clothing; arriving at ...
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)
objection; dissent; protest
joining (an association, agreement, etc.); participation; affiliation; accession
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria