noun:

• imperial family; relatives of the Emperor

noun:

• Mazu; Chinese goddess of the sea

noun:

• first dried nori after the winter

noun:

• the buddha of infinite light (Amithaba)

noun:

• first day of the equinoctial week

noun:

• shrine listed in the Engi-Shiki ➜ 延喜式【えんぎしき】

noun:

• the Five Highways (radiating from Edo) ➜ 東海道【とうかいどう】・中山道【なかせんどう】

noun / ~の noun:

• the reverse; other side; lining ➜ 裏側【うらがわ】

noun:

• remote countryside; boondocks; the sticks ➜ ド田舎【ドいなか】

noun:

• castle magically created by the Buddha - Buddhism term

expression / noun:

• busking (in the street)

noun:

• nyctophobia; fear of the dark; scotophobia

expression / conjunction:

• if it is the case that ...

noun:

• the four signs of orthodox Buddhism - Buddhism term ➜ 諸行無常・諸法無我・一切皆苦【いっさいかいく】・涅槃寂静【ねはんじゃくじょう】

expression / noun:

• within the bounds of common sense

noun:

• drug included in the Japanese Pharmacopoeia

noun:

• transperineal biopsy (esp. of the prostate)

noun:

• the Russian capital (i.e. Moscow)

expression:

• all things have the Buddha nature - from Nirvana sutra - Buddhism term ➜ 大般涅槃経

expression:

• all things have the Buddha nature - from Nirvana sutra - abbreviation - Buddhism term ➜ 草木国土悉皆成仏

expression / ~よい adjective:

• soft and pleasant on the tongue

noun:

• first seven days of the year ➜ 小正月

noun:

• rain that stops in the morning - obscure term

adjectival noun:

• spiritually rich; good for the soul

noun:

• guaranteeing information accessibility for the disabled