aspect; phase; condition; modality (philosophy)
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
all living things; mankind; the people; the world
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld) (travelers); Ksitigarbha; Jizo
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
bodhi; enlightenment; happiness in the next world
popularization; popularisation
Jataka; collection of texts on the early lives of Buddha (4th century BCE)
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
use; utilization; utilisation; application
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
(large) parrot (incl. the cockatoo)
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
getting on board; sailor; seaman
modern language; contemporary language; living language; modern Japanese; Japanese as spoken since the Meiji period or alternatively, since the end of World War II
complete works; complete collection; complete series
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
spring and autumn; spring and fall; years; age; The Spring and Autumn Annals; The Chronicles of Lu
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
legendary literature; narrative literature
pāramitā; perfection; perfection of Buddhist practices or attaining enlightenment; jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus)
forbearance (in the face of difficulty, persecution, etc.); garlic
strictly adhering to Buddhist precepts
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
prajna-paramita (perfection of wisdom)
(religious) vow; prayer (for something by making a vow)
to be discouraged; to shrink from
to hold fast; to protect to the end
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
ambition; the Buddha's great vow (to save all people)
benefitting oneself; benefiting oneself
to differ; to be different; to run counter to; to change (into something out of the ordinary)
quickly; calmly; intently