this world; this life; world of the living
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
reception hall (in a temple or palace)
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
sect; denomination; tenets (of a religious sect)
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
consent or refusal; yes or no; decision to accept or decline; up or down (vote); assent or dissent; accept or reject
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
sincere; honest; faithful
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake
I, as a mere priest; this humble servant of Buddha
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
government service; the bureaucracy
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
shoulders; body; honour; honor; prestige
the good and the beautiful
dining table; a dish (type of food)
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
proposal; offer; request; application
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to leave; to evacuate; to withdraw (from); to move out (of a house, etc.); to vacate
returning to the service of one's master
this mountain; this temple
natural; reasonable; understandable
to reach an agreement; to come to an understanding; to compromise (with); to get along well with
opinion; intention; thought
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do