Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha (5th c. BCE?)
to achieve enlightenment; to attain enlightenment
meditation; contemplation
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
greatly; very much; thanks a lot
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
inside; interior; inner part
overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
win or lose; sink or swim; make or break; all or nothing
Niigata (city, prefecture)
having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour
too much; excessively; too
evacuation advisory; official advice to evacuate
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
Niigata prefecture (Hokuriku area)
advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation
almost; roughly; approximately
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
isolation; being alone; being friendless
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
dispute; contention; conflict; controversy
article; thing; object; property; real estate
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to order; to command; to appoint
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)