battlefield; battleground
private funds; own funds; private property
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
Jōdo Shinshū (offshoot of the Jōdo sect); True Pure Land School
Amida Buddha's original vow; long-cherished desire
religious organization; religious organisation
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
excavation (usu. archeological); dig
Buddhist scriptures; sutras
vengeful spirit; revengeful ghost
eagle (Accipitridae family)
hut; house; boarding house; school dormitory; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
orchid; Netherlands; Holland
historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
to be found; to be discovered
Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (China)
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
new land; new world; new sphere of activity
to compete with; to vie for
(national) isolationism; isolation policy
missionary work (esp. Buddhist); preaching