evil; sin; vice; mischief
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
ninefold; imperial palace; the Court
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
country; territory; domain; realm
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
second line of a four-line Chinese poem
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
extraordinary; special; unusual; immense
life or death; existence; destiny
request; invitation; privilege in criminal law given to nobles of the fifth rank or above (ritsuryō system)
to look after (often medically); to take care of
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
bowl; pot; (plant) pot; flowerpot; crown (of the head); skull
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
ceremonial hall (e.g. wedding, funeral); hall for ceremonies; place of ceremony
five colors (esp. red, blue, yellow, white and black); five colours; many kinds; varied; melon; gourd
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
10,000,000; ten million; extremely large number; myriad
long-handled Chinese spear bearing a small flag; banner; hanging
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
the two sects of Buddhism introduced to Japan during the Heian period (Tiantai and Shingon) and the six sects introduced during the Nara period
shramana (wandering monk)
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
nine levels of Amitabha's Pure Land; Amitabha's Pure Land; nine-tiered lotus leaf platform in Amitabha's Pure Land
pure land (esp. the Western Pure Land paradise of Amitabha); (Buddhist) paradise; Pure Land Buddhism
Buddhist; disciple of Buddha
rite of scattering flowers; glorious death (in battle); heroic death
Zen; entering the path of Zen
ceremonial removal of the coffin from the house (lay person) or temple (priest) (Zen Buddhism)
worship (esp. Christian); (church) service
origin; source; virtuous ancestor
exclamation used to scold practitioners (in Zen); scolding or threatening with a shout