protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
court noble; nobility; kuge; Imperial Court
rights and interests (esp. those a country holds abroad)
to dilute; to water down; to thin; to soften (e.g. a statement, impression, etc.); to weaken (e.g. an effect); to tone down
convenient method; handy method; expedient; shortcut
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
Shinto-Buddhist syncretism
temporary manifestation of a Buddha (or bodhisattva, etc.) in the form of a Shinto kami
Hachiman Tarō (name taken by Minamoto No Yoshiie)
great ruler; noble monarch; deified sovereign; posthumous title for Tokugawa Ieyasu
public affair; government matter; duke; prince; Sir; Lord
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
becoming a mere shell; becoming a dead letter; losing (one's) substance; being reduced to a formality
Buddhist teachings; Buddhist path; Buddhism; Buddhist temple
taking in; bringing in; capturing (e.g. customers); attracting; confusion; bustle
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
family; relatives; dependents; household
(divine, historical or legendary) founder of an empire
powerful person; influential person
early on; earlier on; from early
oppression; suppression; pressure
people; citizens; subjects; folk
accepting (acknowledging) the reality
value; worth; virtue; blessing
mikoshi; portable Shinto shrine carried through the streets during festivals; lower back; waist; hips
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
nembutsu; nianfo; the three-word invocation "Namu Amida Butsu" dedicated to the Amitabha Buddha; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)
separation of Buddhism and Shintoism (government policy during the beginning of the Meiji period)
command; order; dictation; nth year in the Reiwa era (May 1, 2019-)
abolish Buddhism, destroy Shākyamuni (slogan of anti-Buddhist movement at the beginning of the Meiji era)
introduction (from abroad); transmission (through successive generations); being handed down (from generation to generation); being passed down
government; administration; ministry
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral
Buddhist ritual implements (esp. altar fittings)
statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image