(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
Konjaku Monogatarishū (abbr) (31-volume collection of stories written during the late Heian period); The Tale of Konjaku
Chinese juniper (Juniperus chinensis)
Mt.; Mount; (fig.) Mt.; (fig.) Mount
monk; priest, particularly a high-ranking Zen monk honored by the imperial court
meeting; greeting; welcome
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
to chant (repeat) the name of Buddha
rebirth in paradise; peaceful death
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
Amitabha's Pure Land; Sukhavati
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
Kannon (Bodhisattva); Kwannon; Goddess of Mercy; Bodhisattva of Compassion; Guan Yin; Kuan Yin
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
seventh day of the month; seven days
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
passing on to the next life; death; giving up a struggle; submission; being at one's wits' end; being flummoxed
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
third day of the month; three days
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
cheap article; poor quality article
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
rational; reasonable; logical
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
expression; presentation; representation; notation
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)