to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
prognostic symptoms; after-effect
neighbouring house; neighboring house
don't worry about it; forget about it
the same; the said; likewise
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
unconditionally; as a rule
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
(garden) cemetery; park-style cemetery; memorial park
like this; this sort; this way
innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)
blindness; blind person; illiteracy; illiterate person; ignorance; ignoramus
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
worm-eaten; moth-eaten; holes eaten in clothing, leaves, etc. by caterpillars, moths, etc.; leaf warbler (any bird of genus Phylloscopus); chiffchaff
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
repose of a soul; ceremony for the repose of a departed soul
musical composition; tune
songs with samisen accompaniment; musical performance
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
to do (someone) a wrong; to do (someone) an ill turn; to take revenge; to resent; to bear a grudge
will not do; do not; does not
attaining Buddhahood; becoming a Buddha; entering Nirvana; going to heaven; resting in peace; dying (peacefully)
I, as a mere priest; this humble servant of Buddha
pure land (esp. the Western Pure Land paradise of Amitabha); (Buddhist) paradise; Pure Land Buddhism
to indicate; to show; to point to
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
madness; madman; enthusiast; freak; junkie
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance