simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
jingling; jangling; clinking; lasciviously; coquettishly
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
difference; variation; difference
Tōtōmi (former province located in the west of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
four times (as much); quadruple; fourfold
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
gods and Buddha; Shinto and Buddhism
abhorrence of (living in) this impure world
seeking rebirth in the Pure Land
to get down (from being carried); to get off (a vehicle)
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
don't do anything rash!; keep composed!
look!; there!; here!; that is
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
entering a faith; joining a religion
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
this impure world (as opposed to the pure land); (arch.) feces; (arch.) faeces
pure land (esp. the Western Pure Land paradise of Amitabha); (Buddhist) paradise; Pure Land Buddhism
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
design (on a banner); emblem (on a flag); insignia; banner (e.g. of democracy); slogan; cause
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
plan; trick; plot; stratagem; scheme; trap
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
internal conflict; family quarrel; domestic trouble
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
understood; I see; OK; present; here