leadership; initiative; spearhead
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
to govern; to manage; to subdue
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
Jōdo Shinshū Buddhist uprising (Muromachi and Warring States periods)
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
Amida Buddha's original vow; long-cherished desire
instability; insecurity; crankiness
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
making rapid progress; making great advances; rush; dash; onslaught
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
how; in what way; how about; questionable
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
action of making something; -ification
cooperation; collaboration
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
Jōdo Shinshū (offshoot of the Jōdo sect); True Pure Land School
religious organization; religious organisation
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
commercial and industrial men
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy
uprising (esp. in Japan since middle ages, e.g. peasant uprising); revolt; insurrection; putsch; riot
Namu Amida Butsu; Hail Amitabha Buddha; Homage to Amida Buddha; prayer for rebirth in Sukhavati, the Pure Land of Amitabha
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
Amitabha's Pure Land; Sukhavati
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
to accept; to receive; to agree
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity