Amitabha's Pure Land; Sukhavati
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
honorific affix; honorific prefix
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
very young; little; childish; immature
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
sidelocks; hair at the temples
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
after that; afterwards; thereafter
nembutsu; nenbutsu; nianfo; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
third son; Occella iburia (species of poacher)
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
uncertainty; transiency; impermanence; mutability
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
-less; lacking; non-existing