to grieve; to lament; to deplore; to admire; to sigh in admiration
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
end of the year or season; year end
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
orderliness; put in order; tidying up; arranging neatly
society; public; community; social studies
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
Bon Festival; Buddhist service for the anniversary of the death of Prince Shōtoku (orig. the 22nd day of the 2nd month of the lunar calendar)
Northern and Southern Courts (of Japan; 1336-1392); Northern and Southern Dynasties; Northern and Southern Dynasties (of China; 420-589)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
Bon festival; Feast of Lanterns; Buddhist ceremony held on July 15; ullambana
outcome (of a course of events); consequence; tendency; trend; drift
mixture (synthesis) of Buddhism and Shintoism
double suicide; lovers' suicide
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
state of mind; mentality; psychology
fate; destiny; predestination
Mount Sumeru (believed to be the centre of the Buddhist world)
popularization; popularisation
related to the teachings of Buddha; able to be saved by Buddha; related; relevant
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
occasionally; at times; the season; from time to time
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
welcoming the spirits of the dead
welcoming fire for returning spirits (on the first night of the Bon festival)
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
obstinacy; atman; the self; the ego
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
to gesture to come closer; to beckon; to call; to summon
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
ceremonial bonfire (seeing off the spirits on the final night of O-Bon)
uppercase letter; capital letter; large character; large writing; the (kanji) character "dai" meaning "big"; huge character "dai" formed by fires lit on the side of a mountain in Kyoto on August 16 each year
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
Shingon sect (of Buddhism)
clearly; distinctly; vividly
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location