to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
Buddhist family chapel; altar room
to keep away; to keep at a distance
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
worship (esp. Christian); adoration; divine service; worship (esp. Buddhist and Shinto)
the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)
pus; corruption; rot; evils
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
establishment; founding; setting (a record)
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
to appease; to suppress; to calm
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to
tenth day of the month; ten days
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
ordinary person; unenlightened person
deep-rooted delusion; firm conviction (based on incorrect beliefs)
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
nembutsu; nenbutsu; nianfo; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)
(arch.) to match; (arch.) to equal; to catch up with; to overtake
Namu Amida Butsu; Hail Amitabha Buddha; Homage to Amida Buddha; prayer for rebirth in Sukhavati, the Pure Land of Amitabha
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
calm; serene; tranquil; peaceful
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
appearance of the laity; unrefined appearance; vulgar style
thousands of years; eternity; all generations
work in a Zen temple (e.g. cleaning, working in the fields)
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
second line of a four-line Chinese poem
opinion; intention; thought
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self