serious; severe; grave; acute
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to admire a person's courage; to approve of someone's ambition
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
thorough; exhaustive; complete
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
self-improvement; (mental) training; self-discipline; cultivation
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
mediation; agency; carrying (germs, diseases, etc.); transmission; mediation
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
(somebody's) child; person with parents; other people's children; the Son of Man; Christ
mediator; middleman; intermediary; carrier (e.g. disease)
Shinran (founder of the Jōdo Shinshū sect of Buddhism, 1173-1262)
nembutsu; nenbutsu; nianfo; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)
sect; denomination; tenets (of a religious sect)
Amida Buddha's original vow; long-cherished desire
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
to serve; to work for; to attend
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
revolting; rebellion; going against; contradiction; antinomy
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to result in death; to lead to death; to be fatal (e.g. disease)
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
price; cost; value; worth; value
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
atonement; redemption; compensation
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
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in