design (on a banner); emblem (on a flag); insignia; banner (e.g. of democracy); slogan; cause
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
Rinzai school of Zen Buddhism
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
main temple building; nave
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
European magpie (Pica pica)
European magpie (Pica pica)
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
officiating priest; presiding priest at a ceremony; religious teacher; highly-ranked priest; guru; instructor (yoga, etc.)
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
horizontally-wrapped fabric forming the bottom part of some traditional Japanese clothing
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
small spiral-shelled snail; spiral shellfish
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
(before a) Buddhist altar; before the Buddha; offering placed on a Buddhist altar; incense money; condolatory offering