Gautama Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha
spreading Buddhist teachings
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
inexperienced (in life experience); unsophisticated; inexperienced (in love); innocent; birth-
purple clouds on which Amitabha rides to welcome the spirits of the dead
Manjushri; Manjusri; Bodhisattva that represents transcendent wisdom
three branches of Buddhist sutras
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
various; diverse; different; divergent; divided; conflicting
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
uncertain; indefinite; vague; ambiguous; equivocal; dubious
close attention; (watching with) keen interest
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
just because; even if; even though
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
look like; sound like; seem like; savor of; smack of
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
to the best of my ability, poor though it be
house-sitting; house-sitter; caretaker (official post in the Edo period); keeper
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
solitarily; in a lonely fashion; all alone; by oneself
weather; climatic conditions; fine weather; clear day; situation; state of affairs
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
Mahayana (Buddhism); the Great Vehicle; large passenger vehicle