Amitabha's Pure Land; Sukhavati
in detail; with great care; completely; fully
being apt to; being liable to; being inclined to
Fujiwara Michinaga (966-1027)
counter for buildings, roofs, tents, etc.
politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
trend of the times; way things are going
establishing proof; demonstration; substantiation
incident; affair; happening; event
Jōhei era (931.4.26-938.5.22); Shōhei era
Hōgen era (1156.4.27-1159.4.20)
Heiji era (1159.4.20-1160.1.10)
Genji and Heike clans; two opposing sides
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
the end of the world; the world is beyond saving; there's no hope for the future; this degenerate age; what is this world coming to
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
cooperative body; cooperative system; collective; community
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
intellectual; educated person; intelligentsia
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
highest grade; superlative degree
fishing industry; fishery
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
common people; ordinary people; masses
(social) position; status
rising; ascending; climbing
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour