Kanji
Readingらい
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the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
since; henceforth
future (usually near); prospects
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
coming flying in (migratory birds, airborne sand, pollen, etc.); coming by airplane
visitor; caller
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
since then; from that time; ever since
visit; call
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
retainer; retinue; servant
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
arrival; coming (e.g. something awaited); advent
future; possible; potential; prospective
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
foreign; imported; outpatient; outpatient care; outpatient clinic
guest; visitor; visitor's arrival
next summer
return; coming back; second coming (e.g. of Christ); second advent; reincarnation
afterlife; the next world; the world beyond
forevermore; for eternity
dream for the future; hopes for the future
coming to a store (restaurant, bar, shop, etc.)
coming and going; recurring (esp. thoughts)
man of the future; Homo futurus
arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan
for some years
visit (from abroad); introduction (from abroad); importation
for visitors or guests
of great promise; with a promising future
ancestral; hereditary; imported; transmitted; handed down
future prospects; promise
precognition; prescience
history; career
raid; attack; invasion
next year; next fiscal year
visitor; attendee; spectator; guest; audience
traditional; from ancient times; formerly
coming to the store
Tathagata; perfected one (suffix of high-ranking Buddhist deities)
see you next week
year after next
invitation; bringing over; bringing about; giving rise to; causing
pre-existing; already there; conventional
wanderer; vagabond; capricious person; hobo
next term
since the dawn of history
imported; foreign-made
several years standing; over several years
arriving on an island
overnight; since last night
since then; after that
assistance; support
introduced species; non-native species; alien species
rough fence of bamboo, logs, etc. constructed at battle sites or execution grounds
arrival of ships (from abroad); arrival by ship
frivolity; unpredictability; erraticism; first-time guest in a red-light district
inherited; family (heirloom); ancestral
arriving in Japan; visiting Japan
coming to an embassy, theatre, library, etc.
newly arrived
month after next
purpose of a visit
visit to a hospital, temple, school, etc.
flood of customers; roaring business
attendance; presence; visit; coming; advent
Bhaisajyaguru (buddha able to cure all ills)
ever since morning
Amitabha Tathagata; Amithaba
your visit; your presence
coming to a castle; visiting a castle
stranger; person from abroad
imported article; imported goods
august visit; arrival
loanword; foreign-origin word
vision of the future
recouping one's strength for a renewed attack (on); making another attempt with redoubled efforts
since that time; since then; from that point (on)
visitor; person born later than oneself; one's junior; future
heavenly; divine; inspired; heaven sent
school visit
since our last meeting; since we parted
next month's issue
Vairocana; Mahavairocana (Bliss Body of the historical Gautama Buddha); Dainichi Buddha; Nyorai Buddha
end of next month
vision of the future
coming from far away
conventional train line (esp. non-Shinkansen)
(articles) imported to Japan by early European traders
visit to a park (kindergarten, zoo, etc.); coming to a park
the coming of Amida Buddha to welcome the spirits of the dead
invasion; raid; inroad
people from overseas, especially from China and Korea, who settled in early Japan and introduced continental culture to the Japanese
next season (esp. in sports); next year
visit to a company
existing (type, form)
for as long as one can remember
since a little while ago
doctor's visit
since the beginning of the world; since the dawn of history
occurrence; happening; taking place; completion
advent of a golden opportunity
your coming; coming with happy news; your presence
many guests
returning
visitor from afar; foreign visitor
Gautama Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha (5th c. BCE?)
outpatient care; ambulatory care
bamboo enclosure
return of spring; long-awaited, favorable turn of fortune (favourable)
customer (who visits an establishment in person); in-store customer; visitor
tower-shaped wooden talisman; apron-shaped straw deity to ward off disease
since growing old
The time has come (for, to, when...); The time being ripe (for)
origin and history; particulars
hereditary; patrimonial; handed down from generation to generation
after this; from now on; henceforth; (arch.) coming late; (arch.) someone coming late
tathagatagarbha (buddha-womb, the potential within all living things to become a buddha)
sunrise viewed from the top of a high mountain; the rising sun
attendance; those present
adventive species; non-native species; introduced species; alien species
visitor (to a shop or restaurant); customer (visiting a store or restaurant); patron
forecast of the future
in all ages; since antiquity
coming to live (at a place)
naturally-derived; naturally-occurring
letter received
coming of a visitor to one's home
sunrise viewed from the top of a high mountain
wanderer; vagabond; capricious person; hobo
afterlife; the hereafter
introduced species (esp. invasive species as defined by law)
letter received
introduced (non-native) fish species
to the end of time; to the crack of doom; for ever and ever
Brocken spectre; Brocken bow
all things are essentially nothingness; all things come from nothingness; originally, there was nothing; Zen reminder to free oneself from attachments
letter received
joy-bringing spirit from the divine realms
quitting one's job and moving back to one's hometown
from (since) ancient times; from time immemorial
imported (transmitted) from China
coming to an office, laboratory, etc.
coming together; gathering and coming
return; coming back
inspection visit
Smilax glabra (species of sarsaparilla); Smilax china (species of sarsaparilla)
arrival at one's post
anthropozoonosis (diseases transmitted to humans by animals)
coming to a prefectural office, governmental agency, etc.
existing technology; conventional technology; prior art
origin; cause
eternally; forever
visitor (to an exhibit)
coming to perform
since the era of the Emperor Jinmu; (first ever) since the dawn of Japan's history; unprecedented
business handbook (with glossary) of Edo period
coming to Osaka
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
a good chance coming along; the time has come (for, to, when...); opportunity knocking
your coming; your visiting me
five dhyani buddhas; five wisdom buddhas
Akshobhya (one of the Five Wisdom Buddhas)
tampala; Joseph's coat; Amaranthus tricolor
onset; outbreak
visiting Fukuoka; coming to Fukuoka
history; memoirs
future outlook; outlook for the future
incoming telegram
coming to a post office, broadcasting station, etc.
next autumn; next fall
attendance; audience; coming to listen
coming to a police station, fire station, etc.
coming to a capital city (esp. Tokyo or Kyoto)
secondary retainer
coming to a prefecture
next winter
fifth-generation descendant; great-great-great-grandchild
Invasive Alien Species Act (2004)
Edo-period travel permit
arrival of the ideal time (for); arrival of an opportunity (to)
belief in the next world; belief in the hereafter
smoking cessation clinic; smoking cessation outpatient services
Prabhutaratna (buddha)
the coming of Bodhidharma from western India to China
visiting someone's residence
something somebody said; nature of something somebody said
coming from far away to participate in a game, war, etc.
coming to pay tribute
good fortune and happiness will come to the home of those who smile
specialist outpatient department
round pillars each side of the wall behind a shumidan dais
coming to Korea
gist of what someone else said; purpose of a visit
coming to talk; conversation one came (to a place) to have
traveled road; road somebody came along
future day; later date
the passage of people and horses; coming and going of people and horses
visiting a bank
nobody knows the morrow; (lit.) speak of next year and the ogres laugh
coming to school; coming to university
futurist; futurologist
vision for the future
coming to Brazil; visit to Brazil; arrival in Brazil
deity that originated on the Asian mainland, particularly the Korean Peninsula, during the Yayoi or Kofun Periods (e.g. Ame no Hiboko)
coming to stay over; coming to spend the night
correspondence; letter received
outpatient department
coming to Okinawa; visiting Okinawa
correspondence; received letter or note
invasion; raid
volitional future
good fortune and happiness will come to the home of those who smile
short arched (traditionally bamboo) fence around walls of traditional townhouses, esp. in Kyoto (protects lower walls from fouling or damage)
Zen Buddhism based on the original teachings of Buddha
Kinmirai Seiji Kenkyūkai (faction of the LDP)
Japanese hymn praising the coming of the Buddha (thought to be written by Minamoto No Makoto)
alternating chills and fever
shortbill spearfish (Tetrapturus angustirostris)
elementary school textbook, used from late Heian to early Meiji periods
advent; descent (of a god)
correspondence; received letter
visiting and meeting somebody (of higher status)