document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
to leave; to withdraw; to appear before; to present oneself
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
hot flash; rush of blood to the head
snagging eels; ice fishing
dazzlingly beautiful; brilliant
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
on the occasion of; at the time of
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
casually (come or go); aimlessly; abruptly; detached (from the world); aloof
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
intoning the name of the Buddha; chanting the name of the Buddha
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to speak; to say; to vocalize
correct practices (esp. in Jodo, the path to rebirth in paradise)
legitimate occupation; honest business
lacking in prudence; lacking in judgement
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
divine power; sacred power; mysterious power; Shinriki (variety of rice)
66-odd provinces of old Japan; (lit.) 60-odd states
afterlife; the next world; the world beyond
the Avici hell (the eighth and most painful of the eight hells); hell of uninterrupted suffering
famous sword; sword blade by Masamune; sake; Japanese rice wine; brand of sake from Nada region during Tenpō era (1830-1844)
five and seven; 35th day after a person's death
lungs; bottom of one's heart; vital point
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
chanting an invocation (to Amida Buddha); reciting a prayer
follower (of religion; esp. Jōdo Shinshū practitioners); believer
obtaining peace of mind through faith or ascetic practice