陀

Netherlands; Holland

Canada

Abbreviation

Amitabha

solder; pewter

Buddhism

Amitabha (Buddha); Amida

Word usually written using kana alone; Abbreviation

ghostleg lottery; ladder lottery; lottery in which participants trace a line across a lattice pattern to determine the winner

Word usually written using kana alone; Abbreviation

wearing a hat pushed back on one's head

Colloquial

dying; kicking the bucket

Colloquial

being ruined; being finished; ending in failure

Buddha

Buddhism

mandala

sack; carry-all bag

dharani; spell; litany; Sanskrit multi-syllabic chant

Buddhism

Wei-To (temple guardian sometimes confused with Vajrapani)

Veda

Chemistry

litharge; lead monoxide

Shudra; Sudra (member of India's worker caste)

Abbreviation; Chemistry

litharge; lead oxide

mitsuda-e; litharge painting; oil painting with litharge as a desiccant

painting with a glue and pigment mixture, coated with litharge oil for luster

Buddhism

ascetic practices; ridding oneself of desires for food, clothing and shelter

Buddhism

religious medicancy; mendicant monk

Abbreviation

sack; carry-all bag

Buddhism; Prayer for rebirth in the Pure Land of Amitabha

Namu Amida Butsu; Hail Amitabha Buddha; Homage to Amida Buddha

Dutchman; Dutchwoman

Buddhism

Amitabha Tathagata; Amithaba

ghostleg lottery; ladder lottery; lottery in which participants trace a line across a lattice pattern to determine the winner

Word usually written using kana alone; Kansai-ben

fool; oaf; airhead

あほだら only; Abbreviation

mock Buddhist sutra; type of fast-paced humorous singing mimicking the chanting of a Buddhist sutra, usually with lyrics satirizing current events

Buddhism

Amitabha

temple hall containing an enshrined image of Amitabha