the coming of Amida Buddha to welcome the spirits of the dead
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
thick amazake; thick sweet sake
to speak; to talk; to argue; to manage; to dispose of; to carry through
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
Amida Buddha's original vow; long-cherished desire
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
uncleanliness; dirtiness; (arch.) menses; (arch.) feces (faeces); bathroom
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
must not; should not; do not
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
Buddha's name (esp. when used in prayer); fame; renown
through; by way of; after; via
armed forces; military; troops
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
loss (of something); disadvantage; mistake; error; flaw; defect
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
doubt; distrust; suspicion (of)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
phrase (verse, line); one haiku-poem
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
bridge building; mediation; go-between; intermediary; (through the) good offices (of someone)
leading actor; star actress; top-billed performer
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
great cause; moral law; justice
attain divine enlightenment; perceive absolute truth; experience spiritual awakening
enlightenment; great wisdom
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
northern country; northern provinces; northern regions; northland
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
roaming; drifting about; wandering
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
brilliance; luster; lustre; vividness; life