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)
main shrine; inner sanctuary
main temple building; nave
missionary; evangelist; propagandist
religious leader; person of religion; religious figure; religionist
passing on to the next life; death; giving up a struggle; submission; being at one's wits' end; being flummoxed
mantra; Shingon sect (of Buddhism)
male diver (who collects shells, seaweed, etc.); fisherman
villager; village folk; countryfolk
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
ancestor worshipped as a deity
messenger of god; divine messenger
blood relationship; blood relations; being genetically related
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
development; exploitation
pine cricket (Xenogryllus marmoratus); (arch.) bell cricket (Meloimorpha japonicus)
pilgrimage to the three main Kumano shrines
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
similar instance; similar case; parallel case; analogy
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
now that; since; as long as; provided that
group; flock; crowd; wide expanse (of flowers)
to knead well; to polish; to refine
the Three Jewels; the Triple Gem; Triratna; the Three Treasures; Buddha, Dharma, Sangha; Buddha, the teachings of Buddha, and the community of monks and nuns
to sympathize deeply with; to strike a chord of sympathy
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
to lick (all) up; to lick all over; to lick clean; to engulf (in flames); to consume (of fire); to sweep through
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
maintenance; conservatism; conservativeness; conservation
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
step; stride; counter for steps
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate