Amida Buddha's original vow; long-cherished desire
fruition; fructification; bearing fruit; bearing fruit (of efforts, plans, etc.); coming to fruition; yielding success
firm; strong; solid; stable
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
audience; spectator; spectators
absence; disregard; indifference
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
to stop talking; to be silent
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to originate with; to start with; to stem from
poor physical health; bad shape
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
various countries; various regions; various provinces
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae); Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger); hollyhock
(political) power; authority; influence
all sides; the four cardinal directions and the four ordinal directions; large hanging lantern
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
race (of people); type of person
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer