weather; climatic conditions; fine weather; clear day; situation; state of affairs
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
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
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
bodhisattva; one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha; High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court); title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
offering of flowers (at shrine, grave, etc.); floral tribute
court noble; nobility; Imperial Court
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
bathing; washing one's body or hair; ablution; (arch.) receiving a blessing
evening meal; supper; dinner
expounding the teachings of Buddha; (lit.) spinning the dharma wheel
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
main temple building; nave
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
enshrinement; installation (of an image)
long; drawn-out; very long
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
when it becomes; when it comes to
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
living body; flesh and blood; fresh fish
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
medicine; the healing art; healing; doctor
to detain; to check; to restrain