pressure; encouragement; urging; promoting
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
Jōdo Shinshū (offshoot of the Jōdo sect); True Pure Land School
putting into operation; invocation
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
appearance; presence; attendance; surrender (e.g. to the police); turning oneself in
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
(relating to) gender; sex; sexual
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
all living things; mankind; the people; the world
to cover (with something)
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
good; goodness; right; virtue
to open (e.g. path); to clear (the way); to break up (e.g. land)
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
founder of a religious sect
Shōtoku Taishi (574CE-627CE); Prince Shōtoku
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
to tell all; to give a full account
grasp; catch; understanding
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement
supreme; greatest; highest; best
zun (ancient Chinese wine vessel, usu. made of bronze); (arch.) honorific prefix referring to the listener; counter for buddhas
negotiations; discussions; connection
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
smoothly; easily; readily
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
direct; frank; straightforward; decisive; prompt
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination