unapproachable; inaccessible; difficult to access
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
pure land (esp. the Western Pure Land paradise of Amitabha); (Buddhist) paradise; Pure Land Buddhism
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
ancestral spirit; collective of ancestral spirits which have lost their individualities; ancestor deified as a kami; spirit of a kami
Bon festival; Feast of Lanterns
thought; report on one's investigation into ...; deceased father
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
paste products (incl. sweets, fish paste, etc.); parade float; procession
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
Japanese fiber banana (Musa basjoo)
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm
cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
mask; disguise; guise; mask
like; similar to; as with; in the same way