monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure
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)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
honorific/polite/humble prefix
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
Nara; Kōfuku-ji (Buddhist temple in Nara)
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
hard to reach place; remote place
to hold (a ceremony); to perform
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
entering the priesthood; priest; man with a shaven head; bald-headed monster
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
ambition; the Buddha's great vow (to save all people)
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to leave idle; to not make use of; to do; to do
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
prayer (for something); supplication
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
retired emperor; ex-emperor; former emperor; emperor emeritus
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
fortune; riches; goods; incorporated foundation
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
preparation; arrangements
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
to be undeserved; to be more than one deserves; to be more than one can handle