style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to ask a question; to ask questions
to square one's shoulders
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
to apologize; to apologise
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to be fated to; be linked by fate
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
Amitabha's Pure Land; Sukhavati
underground spring; Hades; hell; underworld
afterlife; realm of the dead
the West; the Occident; Western countries
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
in accordance with; according to
many; numerous; various; large number of
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
God; god; ace; king; superior person
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
transmigration; reincarnation; metempsychosis
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
one's opinion on (life and) death
all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth; the circle of transmigration
every part of the world; all over the world; the four corners of the world
being seen here and there; appearing in various places
and; thereupon; because of that