Amida Buddha's original vow; long-cherished desire
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
fort; stronghold; fortification
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
position; location; base; point; site
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
avarice; greed; covetousness; raga (desire)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
Mont Blanc (chestnut and cream dessert)
good flavor; good flavour; delicacy; dainty
this world; this life; world of the living
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
considerably; fairly; quite
to turn against; to become an enemy
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
single word; a few words; brief comment
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
Jōdo Shinshū Buddhist uprising (Muromachi and Warring States periods)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy