omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
shrine office; office of a Shinto shrine
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image
Tendai sect (of Buddhism)
three generations; third generation immigrant; sansei; the third (e.g. Henry III)
great teacher (i.e. a buddha, bodhisattva or high monk, esp. Kobo Daishi)
Buddhist priest; monk; boy
Acala (Wisdom King); Āryācalanātha; Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
enshrinement; installation (of an image)
three generations; three periods; third generation
splendour; splendor; pompousness; magnificence
temple (esp. large one); monastery; temple building
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
way of speaking; intimation
hereabouts; around there; that area
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
principal object of worship at a temple (usu. a buddha or bodhisattva); principal image; idol; the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter
alms-giving; charity; offerings (usu. money) to a priest (for reading sutras, etc.); financially supporting one's favorite celebrity (by buying merchandise, attending events, etc.)
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
Acala (Wisdom King); Acalanatha; Fudō Myōō (Myō-ō); fierce Buddhist deity
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
worried look; worried expression
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
strange occurrence; unusual occurrence; unexpected occurrence; grave and unexpected occurrence