to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
something; some kind of; for some reason
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to become covered in moss; to become mossy; to grow over with moss; to become aged; to grow old
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
many; much; plenty; hardly
enshrinement (of a deity); residing (in a shrine or sacred place); sitting prominently (in a place); being plunked down; being planted (in a spot)
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
Children's Limbo; futile; unrewarding
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
Benten (goddess of arts and wisdom)
Sanzu River (Japanese Buddhist equivalent of the River Styx); River of Three Crossings
Benzaiten; Saraswati; goddess of music, eloquence, art, wealth and water
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
Jizō (guardian deity of children); (image of) Khitigarbha-bodhisattva
Amitabha triad; image of Amitabha Buddha flanked by the Bodhisattvas Avalokiteshvara and Mahasthamaprapta
enshrinement; installation (of an image)
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
eye for people; ability to judge character
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
heredity; (genetic) inheritance
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against someone; to play (a game, match, etc.) against someone
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
living person; the living
Gion Festival (in Kyoto during the month of July, with high point on the 17th)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
the Eastern Capital (now Tokyo); Yedo; Edo
permission; approval; authorization; license
control; management (e.g. of a business)
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning