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Tariki Hongan (他力本願 – Relying on Someone)

Jul 05, 2019 Toru 0 Comments Amitabha Buddha, Buddha, Buddhist term, depend, other, power, rely, rely on, true, wish, work

Tariki Hongan 他力本願 Relying on someone or leaving your work to someone is sometimes called tariki hongan (他力本願) in Japanese.

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Monomi Yusan (物見遊山 – Sightseeing)

May 06, 2019 Toru 0 Comments Buddhist term, four-character idiom, monk, mountain, place, play, see, sightseeing, temple, thing, training, Zen

Monomi Yusan 物見遊山 I would like to do Monomi Yusan (物見遊山) sometimes. たまには「物見遊山」したいものです。 Since mono (物) means “thing,” mi (見)

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Tachi Ōjō (立ち往生 – Gridlock)

Apr 03, 2019 Toru 0 Comments Buddhist term, dead, death, die, gridlock, incapable, injury, platform, stand, state, traffic accident, train

Tachi Ōjō 立ち往生 A traffic accident causing injury or death happened yesterday near the center of Tokyo, and many trains

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Shōnenba (正念場 – A Crucial Phase)

Feb 23, 2019 Toru 0 Comments Buddhist term, crucial, election, field, important, operations, phase, right mind, seek, situation, stage, truth, university

Shōnenba 正念場 In the meeting of my university several days ago, the word ‘shōnenba‘ (正念場) was used to the university

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Jigou Jitoku (自業自得 – Having It Coming)

Feb 08, 2019Feb 09, 2019 Toru 0 Comments bad, behavior, Buddhist term, deed, deserve, factor, four-character idiom, good, have it coming, oneself, price, profit, ruin

Jigou Jitoku 自業自得 Yesterday, I introduced you to the Japanese idiom ‘boketsu wo horu‘ (墓穴を掘る), which means to make a

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Gishin Anki (疑心暗鬼 – Doubts Beget Doubts)

Jan 14, 2019 Toru 0 Comments Buddhism, Buddhist term, dark, darkness, doubt, doubts, heart, mind, ogre, suspicion, trivial thing

Gishin Anki 疑心暗鬼 Today, I saw a person who has a mind called ‘gishin anki‘ (疑心暗鬼). 私は今日、「疑心暗鬼」になっている人を見ました。 This four-character idiom

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Okkū(億劫 – Bothersome)

Oct 21, 2018 Toru 0 Comments bothersome, Buddhist term, measure, rocky mountain, stroke, troublesome, willing

Okkū 億劫 If you want to describe a feeling that you are not willing to do something because of bothersome,

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