reading aloud; recitation; intoning
statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
Buddhist scholar; Buddhologist
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
(political) power; authority; influence
change of course; changing direction; shifting position (of retreating forces); retreat
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
one's person; around one's person
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
man's looks; handsomeness; good-lookingness
the opposite sex; isomerism
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
collection of waka poems; anthology; songbook
mono no aware; appreciation of the fleeting nature of beauty; pathos of things; strong aesthetic sense
that is to say; so that means
light; faint; pale; fleeting
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
benefits gained in this world through observance of the Buddhist teachings; happiness gained in this world through observance of the Buddhist teachings
country; territory; domain; realm
peace; quiet; tranquility; tranquillity
to have a relationship; to have relations
living in a group; communal living; community life
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)
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
Amitabha (Buddha); Amida; ghostleg lottery; ladder lottery; wearing a hat pushed back on one's head
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
bodhisattva; one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha; High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court); title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
kanji radical that runs from the left to the bottom part of the kanji; kanji enclosure-type radical