young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
enshrinement; installation (of an image)
statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image
wooden statue; wooden image; wooden idol
gods and Buddha; Shinto and Buddhism
long (time); protracted; prolonged
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
contact; touch; tactile object; uncleanliness
both; both sides; both parties
hard to reach place; remote place
free markets and open guilds; way of sitting on the ground with the sole of both feet pressed together
living thing; living creature; animal; life
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
nembutsu; nenbutsu; nianfo; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)
(main building of a) Shinto shrine
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
all over the island; throughout the island; on the island
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
parting; separation; farewell
vague; obscure; vast; boundless
Shōtoku Taishi (574CE-627CE); Prince Shōtoku
adding; connecting; joining; drawing a forced inference; forced analogy
feeling; sense; impression
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
bodhisattva; one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha; High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court); title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
face; surface; mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
carving; engraving; sculpture
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
to catch the eye; to attract attention
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty