getting oil; extraction of oil (e.g. from seeds); drilling for oil
to chant (repeat) the name of Buddha
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
nembutsu; nenbutsu; nianfo; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)
loud voice; high-pitched voice
something or other; anything
to be silent; to say nothing
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
common saying; popular version; folklore; tradition
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
farmer; peasant; farming; the common people
to say; to be called; to do
seam; seal (e.g. envelope); writing on the seal of an envelope
second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
native Japanese reading of a Chinese character; precept; lesson; one's teachings
economical; bargain; good value; good-value
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
Mino (former province located in the south of present-day Gifu Prefecture)
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon (Avalokitesvara)
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion
to span; to bridge; to cross; to straddle
to face; to go towards; to head towards
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
simmer; bubble out; flow out
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment; persecution
depending on; dependent on
villager; village folk; countryfolk
talk; story; conversation
Gifu prefecture (Chūbu area)
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking