jpdb beta

ocean; sea; the deep

2

to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)

1

feeble

1

arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition

1

to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)

2

memorial service; prayers for the repose of the soul; transfer of merit

1

the lower classes; the common people

2

determination; conviction

2

to be full to the brim

1

sad to say; how sad; alas

2

good and evil

1

to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)

1

guilt; culpability

1

innocence; being not guilty

1

to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of

1

Namu Amida Butsu; Hail Amitabha Buddha; Homage to Amida Buddha; prayer for rebirth in Sukhavati, the Pure Land of Amitabha

4

profound; deep; unfathomable

2

already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast

1

to trouble; to bother; to annoy; to give trouble

1

royal or imperial domain

1

Amitayurdhyana Sutra

1

Amitabha

3

this

1

substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)

2

lacking substance and existing in name only; something without substance

1

self-awareness; consciousness of one's own character

1

good health

1

rebirth in paradise; peaceful death

1

Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth

1

entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out

1

bodhi; enlightenment; happiness in the next world

1

hollow; cavity; sunken place; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) female genitalia

1

nirvana; supreme enlightenment; death; death of Buddha

2

anything; whatever; whatever one likes

1

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

1

the six written characters of Buddha's name (used in prayer)

1

this world; this life; the free world (outside of prison, the army, red light district, etc.); this corrupt world; present world

2

light of wisdom (when nearing nirvana); silent illumination; paradise; nirvana

1

the same; the said; likewise

5

in this case

1

to take a seat; to sit; to occupy a position (e.g. committee president)

1

universe; realm of thought; underlying principle of reality; manifestation of true thusness; being jealous of things that have nothing to do with one; being jealous of others who are in love with each other

4

dharmata (dharma nature, the true nature of all manifest phenomena)

1

making a connection (with Buddha)

2

such; like this

2

Rikyuu; Sen no Rikyuu (1522-1591)

55

title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)

1

disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment

2

to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote

3

to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with

1