love; attachment; tender emotions; falling in love
insanity; an insane person
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
the principle of the thing
all living things; mankind; the people; the world
inconsiderate; unkind; cruel; thoughtless; unthinking; mindless
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
very truly yours; very respectfully yours
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
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
to relate; to narrate; to describe; to confer (a rank)
scriptures; canon; teaching guide
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
coming of Amida Buddha to welcome the spirit of the dead
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
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)
five colors (esp. red, blue, yellow, white and black); five colours; many kinds; varied; melon; gourd
pure land (esp. the Western Pure Land paradise of Amitabha); (Buddhist) paradise; Pure Land Buddhism
(state of) unconsciousness
camphor; shot in the arm; stimulus; impetus
statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image
painter; artist; illustrator
to grow; to grow up; to be good at; to excel in
completion; accomplishment; attainment of greatness or success
esoteric Buddhism; Tantric Buddhism; Vajrayana; secret Buddhist teachings; Mikkyō
needless to say; obviously; of course