temple (esp. large one); monastery; temple building
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
repair; renovation; restoration
financial power; financial means; wealth
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
castle; citadel; fortress; castle walls; enclosure
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
hamachi; young Japanese amberjack; young yellowtail
town originally built around a temple or shrine
layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity
earthen walls (of fortification); earthwork; embankment
just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed
oppression; suppression; pressure
within the prefecture (of Kyoto or Osaka); (arch.) within the town limits of Edo
(arch.) straight; ordinary; common; doing nothing
Shinran (founder of the Jōdo Shinshū sect of Buddhism, 1173-1262)
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
(archeological) remains; ruins; relics
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
follower (of religion; esp. Jōdo Shinshū practitioners); believer
the end (of); last time (doing); finishing up; closing
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying
always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
alms-giving; charity; offerings (usu. money) to a priest (for reading sutras, etc.)
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
to take advantage of; to impose on; to exploit; to enter (an item in a ledger); to make an entry (in an account book)
hell realm; Naraka; Hell; hell; misery; place where a volcano or hot springs constantly spew smoke or steam
to threaten; to terrify; to frighten