first anniversary of a person's death
attendance; participation; presence
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
account book; register; ledger
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
temple (esp. large one); monastery; temple building
clanging; empty; deserted
chanting or reading the sutras
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
rain shower in late autumn (fall) or early winter
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
blunder; (careless) mistake; error
summer cloud; summer clouds
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to pierce; to shoot through; to penetrate
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
older brother; elder brother
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die