Buddhist incantation using chanting, drumbeating, and dancing
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
as lifeless as cold ashes
to listen to in an ecstasy
intoning the name of the Buddha; chanting the name of the Buddha
pleasures of a pious life; entertainment for or dedicated to a deity or Buddha; pastime; entertainment; free admission
long roofed passageway (originally having an earthen floor and used as a bridle path)
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
dispersed (of citizens in a war-torn country, etc.)
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
plainly; clearly; vividly
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
talking while standing; standing around talking
temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle
method of attack; place of attack
principal; main; important; fashionable
two (long cylindrical things)
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
Nihon Shoki; Nihongi; Chronicles of Japan
hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
Silla (ancient Korean kingdom; 57 BCE-935 CE)
foreign visitor; foreign guest
visiting Japan; arrival in Japan
welcome (news); inviting; encouraging; tempting; hopeful
encouragement; promotion; inducement; incitement; stimulation
drinker; drinking companions
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
spineless; backboneless; timid; cowardly; weak-kneed
something (equipped) with legs; sole of foot; one's manner of walking