slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)
once-in-a-lifetime encounter; uniquely precious experience; (lit.) one lifetime, one meeting
reserve and consideration (to others)
Buddhist service (e.g. memorial service)
gathering (esp. Buddhist, festive, etc.)
Bon festival (Buddhist ceremony held around July 15); Feast of Lanterns
(Buddhist) lecture meeting
inconsiderate; ruthless; merciless; lacking compunction
ceremony to appease evil gods and the spirits of the dead
Gion Festival (in Kyoto during the month of July, with high point on the 17th)
service celebrating the birth of the Buddha (held on April 8); Buddha's birthday festival
banquet on the occasion of the first ceremonial offering of rice by the newly enthroned emperor
memorial service; temple service; memorial service for Nichiren (13th day of the 10th month; in Nichiren Buddhism)
Buddhist services during the equinoctial week
those who meet must part (suggesting the transient nature of this life); we meet only to part
life release; ceremony of releasing captive animals
memorial service for Nichiren (13th day of the 10th month; in Nichiren Buddhism)
Buddhist lantern festival
Buddhist service held on the day of Buddha's death (orig. 15th of the 2nd month, now 15th of the 3rd month)
Bon Festival; Buddhist service for the anniversary of the death of Prince Shōtoku (orig. the 22nd day of the 2nd month of the lunar calendar)
Buddhist memorial service
Bodhi Day; Buddhist holiday on December 8 to celebrate Shakyamuni's enlightenment
service held at temples every New Year
service celebrating the birth of the Buddha (held on April 8); Buddha's birthday festival
the pain of meeting people one dislikes
to understand; to comprehend
service celebrating the birth of the Buddha (held on April 8); Buddha's birthday festival
Shuni-e (ceremony held at some temples in February)
great equal assembly (quinquennial service of indiscriminatory almsgiving and preaching)
something that comes too late to be of any use; arriving after the ship has sailed; (lit.) flowers that don't arrive in time for a Buddhist service
transperineal biopsy (esp. of the prostate)
annual ceremony of reciting the names of the Buddhas
sumo performed at ancient Japanese imperial court
service celebrating the birth of the Buddha (held on April 8); Buddha's birthday festival
imperial event at which high monks recited the Golden Light Sutra to pray for national security and good harvests (held annually at the palace from the 8th to the 14th of the first lunar month, between the Nara and Muromachi periods)
service celebrating the birth of the Buddha (held on April 8); Buddha's birthday festival
deep transverse perineal muscle
superficial transverse perineal muscle