nine levels of Amitabha's Pure Land; Amitabha's Pure Land; nine-tiered lotus leaf platform in Amitabha's Pure Land
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
questions and answers; dialogue
to hit the mark; to hit the nail on the head
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
just past noon; afternoon
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
becoming employed by a government office, agency, board, etc.
to bear in mind; to keep remembering; to note
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
doubt; suspicion; fear; apprehension
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
in the morning; during the morning
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to mix; to stir; to blend
to make contact (with); to get in touch; to enter into relations; to come to an understanding
to make absolutely sure; to make doubly sure
to rule; to govern; to administer
banquet or reception hall
emperor (of Japan); mikado
to bind (a criminal) with rope; to arrest; to seize; to bind (something) with rope
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to accuse somebody; to charge someone
(bowing and) greeting; (arch.) declining; (arch.) refusing
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
all eyes; public attention
expression; look; countenance; face