Buddhist service held on the day of Buddha's death (orig. 15th of the 2nd month, now 15th of the 3rd month)
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
World-Honored One (honorific name for Gautama Buddha)
entering Nirvana; death (of Buddha, high priest, saint, etc.)
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
layperson; layman; laywoman; country home; farmhouse; cottage
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
ceremony; celebration; law code
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
Qi (kingdom in China during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Period of the Warring States); Ch'i
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to grieve; to lament; to deplore; to admire; to sigh in admiration
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
10,000,000; ten million; extremely large number; myriad
constant; persistent; indecisiveness; usual; normal
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
high-ranking noh actor; head of a school of noh performance; high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara) (Edo-period); jōruri narrator; manzai narrator; female role actor in kabuki; low ranking priest in a Shinto shrine
palanquin bearer; coolie; wandering robber
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
degenerate age; corrupt word; age of the decline of Buddhism; latter days of the law
corrupt monk; greedy monk; (arch.) liar
corrupt monk; greedy monk; (arch.) liar
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
to begin to fall (rain, etc.)
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
outing; excursion; pleasure trip; going on a picnic
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
field; farm; rural; agricultural; stray (e.g. dog, cat); unauthorised (esp. smartphone application)