Chikuzen (former province located in the west of present-day Fukuoka Prefecture)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
capital; metropolis; old Kyoto
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
priest traveling as part of his training (travelling)
pilgrimage; walking tour; travelling (on foot)
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
(before a) Buddhist altar; before the Buddha; offering placed on a Buddhist altar; incense money; condolatory offering
making a connection (with Buddha)
kind; courteous; intimate; (arch.) becoming intimate; (arch.) having an intimate relationship (sometimes esp. a homosexual relationship)
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
chinaberry; Japanese bead tree (Melia azedarach); Indian sandalwood (Santalum album)
red meat; dark meat on poultry (leg, thigh)
Maitreya (Bodhisattva); Miroku
seated figure (e.g. of Buddha); sedentary statue; sedentary image
principal object of worship at a temple (usu. a buddha or bodhisattva); principal image; idol; the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter
enshrinement; installation (of an image)
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
to come into being; to be born
family name; professional name
caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution
water offering to Buddha; holy water
one's wife; one's wife and daughter or daughters
to rule; to govern; to administer
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
peace; quiet; tranquility; tranquillity
younger people; future generations
good; goodness; right; virtue
prayer (for something); supplication
nevertheless; even then; however; be that as it may; even so; though that it be so
the treasure that is children; child