弥生third month of the lunar calendar; Yayoi period (ca. 300 BCE-300 CE); Yayoi culture
Noun
弥more and more; increasingly; extremely; very
Adverb
阿弥陀Amitabha (Buddha); Amida; ghostleg lottery; ladder lottery; lottery in which participants trace a line across a lattice pattern to determine the winner; wearing a hat pushed back on one's head
Noun
弥勒Maitreya (Bodhisattva); Miroku
Noun
南無阿弥陀仏Namu Amida Butsu; Hail Amitabha Buddha; Homage to Amida Buddha
Expression
沙弥male Buddhist novice
Noun
弥栄prosperity; prospering; flourishing; best of luck; all the best; hurray; hoorah
Noun
元の木阿弥ending up right back where one started
Expression
阿弥陀堂temple hall containing an enshrined image of Amitabha
Noun
弥次喜多comical pair; pair of buffoons
Noun
弥次るto jeer (at); to hoot; to boo; to catcall; to heckle
Godan verb
弥漫spread; pervasion; permeation
Noun