to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana); the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)
worshipper; pilgrim; visitor to temple or shrine
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
stupa; pagoda; wooden grave tablet
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
conception; idea; thought; samjna (perception)
look; appearance; spectacle; sight; observation meditation; outlook on ...
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
making a connection (with Buddha)
three major sutras of Pure Land Buddhism
deep emotion; being filled with emotion
warp (weaving); longitude; scripture; sutra; trans-
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
more and more; increasingly; extremely; very
first Obon following someone's death
Yamaguchi prefecture (Chūgoku area)
welcoming fire for returning spirits (on the first night of the Bon festival)
ceremonial bonfire (seeing off the spirits on the final night of O-Bon)
million times; praying a million times
nembutsu; nenbutsu; nianfo; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)
the sun; god of heaven and the earth; laws governing the heavens; celestial path; celestial motion; deva realm (svarga); path in the heavens
Surya (Hindu sun god also revered as one of the twelve devas in Shingon Buddhism); (arch.) sun
adzuki bean-covered mochi; botamochi
centre of a prefecture; heart of a prefecture
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
red rice (beans and mochi) for auspicious occasions
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
slightly crushed sweetened red-bean paste
just made; fresh (from the oven); newly-built (house)
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
a Buddha; deceased person
suffixed to words indicating a class of people to create a plural (esp. in impolite contexts)
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax