all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
bodhisattva; one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha; High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court); title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory
disgraceful; inauspicious; ill-omened; ominous; scandalous
jōruri; type of dramatic recitation accompanied by a shamisen (associated with Japanese puppet theater)
various evils; every kind of evil; all evils
the world of hungry spirits and the world of animals; three evil worlds hell
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
four kinds of birth in the six destinies
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to recite; to chant; to read aloud
above; going steadily upward
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
Vairocana; Mahavairocana (Bliss Body of the historical Gautama Buddha); Dainichi Buddha; Nyorai Buddha
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
bow (and arrow; esp. of a noble)
pomade; balm; perfumed oil
scriptural text; scriptures; sutras
selflessness; self-effacement; self-renunciation; anatta; anatman; doctrine that states that humans do not possess souls
innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)
the ten directions (north, northeast, east, southeast, south, southwest, west, northwest, up and down); all directions; everywhere
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
to be about to enter (a bath, etc.)
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
chanting or reading the sutras
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
Yamaguchi (city, prefecture)
district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryo period)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
Edo period inspection of rice plants
Ookubo Toshimichi (1830-1878)