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white clouds

1

such; like this

1

very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast

1

to mail a letter

2

Majima

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(addressee's) name; (recipient's) name and address

1

not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence

1

love; attachment; tender emotions; falling in love

1

irresistible

1

insanity; an insane person

1

behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast

1

to agree

1

the principle of the thing

6

all living things; mankind; the people; the world

2

thoughtless; inconsiderate; tasteless; cruel

5

humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits

2

to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to

1

Very truly yours (a complimentary close used in a letter written in an old epistolary style)

1

to think deep down (that); to tell oneself (that); to secretly believe (that)

1

image; picture; portrait

1

nature; Mother Nature

2

one's own property; possessions

3

Eshinsouzu

2

one's chief (literary) work; main work

1

passing on to the next life; death; giving up a struggle; submission; being at one's wits' end; being flummoxed

3

pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia

2

anyway; anyhow; at any rate; after all

1

to relate; to narrate; to describe; to confer (a rank)

1

scriptures; canon; teaching guide

3

seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition

1

Buddhist picture

1

Nijuugobosatsu

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the coming of Amida Buddha to welcome the spirits of the dead

7

Amitabha (Buddha); Amida; ghostleg lottery; ladder lottery; wearing a hat pushed back on one's head

3

singing and dancing

1

to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)

1

to shine; to glitter

4

seeking rebirth in the Pure Land

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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)

1

deathbed; dying hour; one's death

5

lying with one's head to the north (trad. position for dead bodies; taboo for sleeping); brown-lined puffer (species of pufferfish, Canthigaster rivulata)

2

to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side

1

enshrinement; installation (of an image)

1

five colors (usu. red, blue, yellow, white and black); five colours; many kinds; varied; melon; gourd

1

pure land (esp. the Western Pure Land paradise of Amitabha); (Buddhist) paradise; Pure Land Buddhism

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unconscious; senseless

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camphor

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statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image

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Buddhist image maker

3

priesthood

3