lifetime; one's whole life; all through life
the Tripitaka (complete Buddhist canon)
(printing) block; woodcut
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
posterity; future life; life to come
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
fortune; riches; goods; incorporated foundation
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
publishing (esp. using woodblock printing)
revision; revised edition
bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
bloody; gory; covered in copious amounts of blood; desperate; frantic
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
speculator; adventurer; imposter; prospector
to sprinkle water on (something); to spray water on; to splash water on; to hinder; to hamper; to stifle
(verbal) abuse; insulting remark; taunt
to do together; to share; to participate in
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
monetary offering; donation
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
three large cities (esp. Edo, Kyoto, and Osaka during the Edo period)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
chief priest (of a Buddhist temple)
to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
hot and cold; summer and winter
religious-fund soliciting; Buddhist preaching
alms-giving; charity; offerings (usu. money) to a priest (for reading sutras, etc.)
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
to become poor; to be poor