if you think about it; come to think of it
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend
influential person; man of importance
Echizen (former province located in parts of present-day Fukui and Gifu prefectures)
Fukui prefecture (Hokuriku area)
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
four-of-a-kind and a pair in a dealt hand
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
expulsion (of a pupil); excommunication; anathema
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
enactment; establishment; creation
kind, careful, and thorough (of an explanation, advice, etc.); thoughtful and scrupulous
being alone; solitude; loneliness; orphan
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
Nichiren; Nichiren (Buddhist priest, 1222-82, founder of the Nichiren sect)
Awa (former province located in the south of present-day Chiba Prefecture)
Chiba prefecture (Kanto area)
chamber; room; home of a monk; monk; Chinese "room" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
twenty-eighth day of the month; twenty-eight days
Glory to the Sutra; Hail Lotus Sutra
book title; heading; topic; subject; Nichiren Buddhist chant
name; given name; first name
Nichiren school of Buddhism
establishment (of religious teachings); formulation
belief; faith; conviction
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
lord of a manor; estate steward
beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
natural disaster; cataclysm
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
exalting; raising; enhancing; rousing up
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
otherwise; or else; if not