coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
whole nation; whole land; whole country
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
to be injured; to sustain a wound
though one didn't intend (expect) to
Yamaguchi (city, prefecture)
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
bureau director; office chief
appearance; presence; attendance; surrender (e.g. to the police); turning oneself in
anniversary of a person's death; monthly return of the date of someone's death
offering to a deity or somebody's spirit; tribute to a person who is about to depart
to mourn for; to grieve for; to condole with (the bereaved family, etc.); to hold a memorial service for; to hold a funeral service for
white stone; white (go pieces)
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
to trample down; to devastate
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to blow a conch; to blow a trumpet shell; to blow the war horn
idleness; lack of application; lazy study habits
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
most difficult; next to impossible
entreaty; supplication; petition
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
scum of the earth; monster; fiend
determined purpose; an incredibly short span of time (i.e. the time occupied by a single thought); a single repetition of a prayer (esp. in Jodo-shu)