the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
dispute; conflict; trouble; strife
height of; middle of; full bloom
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude
cooperation; collaboration
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
how could I (you, etc.) ...?; how dare you (they, etc.) ...; how can you have the nerve to ...?
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
running (for election); coming forward as a candidate; going on horseback; going in person; (arch.) letting out a horse; (arch.) taking out a horse
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
going into battle; departure for the front
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
accompanying; being in attendance on; inner offerer (any of the 10 high-ranking monks serving at the inner offering hall)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
stingy; cheap; very frugal
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
medium-ranked councillor in the Department of State
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
hometown; rural township (of China)
nephew (like a son); another child considered as one's own
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
becoming a monk; entering priesthood
Amida Buddha's original vow; long-cherished desire
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
(sect) founder; apostle; originator; inventor
Shinran (founder of the Jōdo Shinshū sect of Buddhism, 1173-1262)
descendant; posterity; offspring
Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral
Jōdo Shinshū (offshoot of the Jōdo sect); True Pure Land School
follower (of religion; esp. Jōdo Shinshū practitioners); believer
eastern country; eastern provinces; Kanto provinces