light that is said to be emitted from some hair or tuft in Buddha's forehead; ray of light from the tuft of white hair (between the eyebrows)
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
Tathagata; perfected one (suffix of high-ranking Buddhist deities)
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
common buzzard (Buteo buteo)
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
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
Ōmoto (religious sect founded in 1892 as an offshoot of Shinto)
halfway-done; mediocre; uncertain; half-heartedly; insufficiently
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism
tenets (of a religious sect); doctrines; (religious) sect; denomination; one's principles; one's tastes
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
adhering to; being a stickler for; being particular about; worrying too much about
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
the coming of Amida Buddha to welcome the spirits of the dead
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
great god; gracious deity; miracle-working god
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
opening; aperture (e.g. camera); opening one's mouth; beginning to speak; open; broad
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
Shoku Nihongi (second of the six classical Japanese history texts)
successive generations; successive emperors
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
imperial edict (written in a classical grandiose style)