Bon festival; Feast of Lanterns; Buddhist ceremony held on July 15; ullambana
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
official name; formal name
Hinayana Buddhism; Theravada Buddhism
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
Tathagata; perfected one (suffix of high-ranking Buddhist deities)
bodhisattva; one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha; High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court); title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to recognize by sound (recognise); to identify by sound; to understand; to be reasonable
appointment; assignment; promotion
great person; eminent figure
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
sharp-eared; have sharp ears; picks things up fast
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
achievement; deed; exploit; merits
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
Emperor Youmei; Youmei Tenno (?-587 CE, reigning: 585-587 CE)
expected date of confinement; expected delivery date (of a baby)
(making) a round of inspection; patrolling
on the occasion of; at the time of
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
Buddhist teachings; Buddhism
Satori; folklore monster that can read minds
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
genius; prodigy; natural gift
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
(arch.) gourd; (arch.) calabash; (arch.) bottle gourd; dried gourd, used as flask
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad