Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
main hall (of a Buddhist temple); main temple
outer sanctum; nave; transept
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
many; a lot of; a great number of; numerous
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
early-morning visit to a temple or shrine
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
going and worshipping (at a shrine or temple); visit (to a shrine or temple to worship)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
temple festival; fair; fete day; day related to a particular deity and thought to bring divine blessing to those who celebrate it
to revere; to respect; to worship
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
Amitabha Tathagata; Amithaba
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
pure land (esp. the Western Pure Land paradise of Amitabha); (Buddhist) paradise; Pure Land Buddhism
passing on to the next life; death; giving up a struggle; submission; being at one's wits' end; being flummoxed
one school; one sect; one denomination; one party; one faction; one group
principal object of worship at a temple (usu. a buddha or bodhisattva); principal image; idol; the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
your place; place where you live
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
now that; since; so long as; because
beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright