to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image
to concern; to be related
dispute; controversy; debate; argument; taking issue
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
Maitreya (Bodhisattva); Miroku
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
Minister of War (Zhou-dynasty China)
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
entering the priesthood; priest; monk; bonze
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
to escape being burned (esp. of a building or the items in it); to survive a fire
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
early death; premature death; dying young
Fire Sheep (44th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1907, 1967, 2027)
Chinese sumac (Brucea javanica)
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana); the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to make a vow; to take an oath
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
first (of its kind) in Japan
domestic; domestically-produced; produced within a country
Buddha's Birthday (8th day of the 4th lunar month)
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for