(Buddhism, historical) high priest; the third-highest rank of Buddhist priest in the Japanese court / (Buddhism, archaic) a title of respect for a doctor, poet, painter or sculptor

Buddhism

to work at a job, to labour / to work properly, to operate, to function; to carry out one's function, to be effective, to come into play / to perpetrate or commit a crime

Alternative spelling of 只働き

Alternative spelling of 只働き

he / distal demonstrative, something far off removed from both speaker and listener: that / boyfriend

distal demonstrative, something far off removed from both speaker and listener: that, yon / particularly, male personal third person pronoun: he / by extension from he: boyfriend

he; boyfriend

work; labor / achievement; ability; performance; talent / salary; earnings; income

A satirical term referring to the modern phenomenon in which Buddhist practice is largely neglected in Japan and is only sought out for funeral services.