to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
worshipper; pilgrim; visitor to temple or shrine
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
flowers and incense (given as a Buddhist offering)
fee; charge; rate; material
structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
building addition or extension; an annex
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
retirement (to a temple of shrine) for prayer
elegance; taste; refinement
many; much; plenty; hardly
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
to take a breath; to take a short rest
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
impossible to do (although wants to)
prudent; thoughtful; discreet
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
this world; this life; world of the living
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
statue of a noble character; your picture