ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
sublime; noble; high-minded
purple clouds; clouds on which Amida Buddha rides to welcome the spirits of the dead
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
oneself and others; (in philosophy) subject and object; transitivity; transitive and intransitive verbs; first person and third person; self-salvation and salvation by faith
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
one hundred-thousandth; sudden; abrupt; unexpected
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
cuff (of pants); hem (of skirt); train (of dress); foot (of mountain)
flag; pataka (banner); banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
degenerate age; corrupt word; age of the decline of Buddhism; latter days of the law
willful; wilful; as one pleases
to be talked about; to get a name for oneself; to get publicity
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
Echizen (former province located in parts of present-day Fukui and Gifu prefectures)
burr (e.g. chestnut); bur; cupule; case
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
mountain of death; steep mountain which the dead must cross to reach the afterlife
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
rather; sooner; preferably
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug