someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
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
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
going into battle; departure for the front
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
stingy; cheap; very frugal
medium-ranked councillor in the Department of State
hometown; rural township (of China)
Amida Buddha's original vow; long-cherished desire
Shinran (founder of the Jōdo Shinshū sect of Buddhism, 1173-1262)
Jōdo Shinshū (offshoot of the Jōdo sect); True Pure Land School
follower (of religion; esp. Jōdo Shinshū practitioners); believer
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
family tree; pedigree; genealogy
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
to have one's name entered (in a list)
(religious) denomination; sect
quarrel; dispute; argument
killing a passerby in order to test a new sword
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
offender; criminal; culprit
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)