rise and fall; ups and downs; welfare; vicissitudes
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section
to read out (e.g. data from a computer or process); to retrieve
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
kasaya; monk's stole; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder)
married woman; another's wife
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
uncertainty; transiency; impermanence; mutability
to be tonsured; to have one's head shaved; to become a monk
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...
route (when going somewhere); way (to get somewhere)
nembutsu; nenbutsu; nianfo; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
therefore; thus; well, then ...; that's right; indeed; (arch.) ... on earth?
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
the Holy Ghost; the Holy Spirit
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to chant (repeat) the name of Buddha
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
attaining Buddhahood; becoming a Buddha; entering Nirvana; going to heaven; resting in peace; dying (peacefully)
to cry tears of joy; to weep for joy
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
various countries; various regions; various provinces
pilgrimage; walking tour; travelling (on foot)
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
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
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)