friend who guides one to Buddhism through teaching
good fortune; luck; happiness; vipaka (retribution)
rather; sooner; preferably
to chop off; to snip off; to cut off (e.g. a conversation); to fire (a person)
leaving one's own house (e.g. when going to war); departure; setting out; starting a new life; starting life anew
to thrust before; to thrust at
to watch steadily; to stare
at a moment's notice; readily
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
receiving in advance (e.g. wages, interest); taking before others; anticipation; being ahead of (e.g. the times); prefetch; anticipatory completion (i.e. finishing another's sentence)
ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
last words recited to the newly departed; requiem; converting people to Buddhism
to be entwined; to be involved
merit; virtuous deed; divine reward (for virtuous deeds); grace (of the buddhas and gods); merit; meritum
presence or absence; whether something is there or not; whether something happens or not
officiating priest; presiding priest at a ceremony; religious teacher; highly-ranked priest; guru; instructor (yoga, etc.)
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
spiritual awakening; resolution
to recognize by sound (recognise); to identify by sound; to understand; to be reasonable
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
origin; promotion; originator; promoter
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
Namu Amida Butsu; Hail Amitabha Buddha; Homage to Amida Buddha; prayer for rebirth in Sukhavati, the Pure Land of Amitabha
intoning the name of the Buddha; chanting the name of the Buddha
by itself; automatically; naturally
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
to re-grip; to re-wrestle; to regroup (after some adverse event)
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
divine protection; divine blessing; blessed; fortunate; monetary offering (to a temple or shrine); form of Edo period business tax
Japanese ginger (Zingiber mioga)
nembutsu; nenbutsu; nianfo; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
a show; blood-stained mucus discharge that happens during pregnancy up to two weeks before delivery; signature mark (crest) used by members of the imperial family to mark their belongings; a sign (with honorific 'o')
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out