taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
very truly yours; very respectfully yours
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to think deep down (that); to tell oneself (that); to secretly believe (that)
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
one's own property; possessions
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; Heian period (794-1185)
middle period; medium-term
representative; exemplary; model
one's chief (literary) work; main work
passing on to the next life; death; giving up a struggle; submission; being at one's wits' end; being flummoxed
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; after all
shallow knowledge; superficial learning
inside this; in this; in here; among these; of this group; out of these
to relate; to narrate; to describe; to confer (a rank)
scriptures; canon; teaching guide
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
to give an impression; to make an impression
hills and fields; hill and dale
coming of Amida Buddha to welcome the spirit of the dead
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
Amitabha (Buddha); Amida; ghostleg lottery; ladder lottery; wearing a hat pushed back on one's head
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
to take (someone) along; to bring along; to be accompanied by
seeking rebirth in the Pure Land
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
deathbed; dying hour; one's death
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
lying with one's head to the north (trad. position for dead bodies; taboo for sleeping); brown-lined puffer (Canthigaster rivulata)
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
enshrinement; installation (of an image)
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
five colors (esp. red, blue, yellow, white and black); five colours; many kinds; varied; melon; gourd