pure land (esp. the Western Pure Land paradise of Amitabha); (Buddhist) paradise; Pure Land Buddhism
something to rely on; aid; someone to rely on; relative; reminder; memento
flopping (e.g. on a bed); scattering (e.g. limbs horizontally)
to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other
counter for chairs or seats
to fiddle with; to monkey around with
country; territory; domain; realm
earth and heaven; human and heavenly beings
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
reverse thrust; retrofiring; sudden mental derangement
dial (e.g. telephone, radio, clock, gauge)
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
scattering (e.g. in statistics); scatter; dispersion; variation
(act of) building (temple, monument, etc.); erection
supreme; greatest; highest; best
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
Namu Amida Butsu; Hail Amitabha Buddha; Homage to Amida Buddha; prayer for rebirth in Sukhavati, the Pure Land of Amitabha
the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
everything working out as desired
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
to be bewildered; to be perplexed