プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)の解説
あみだ【×阿×弥×陀】
Amitabha
阿弥陀の光も金次第
Money can open even the gates of Heaven./With enough money, you can buy even admission to Heaven.
阿弥陀被り
彼は麦わら帽子をあみだかぶりにしていた
He was wearing his straw hat pushed [tilted] back on his head.
阿弥陀籤(くじ)
(▼日本で行うはしご状に書くあみだくじは英米にはない)
あみだくじを引く
draw lots to determine 「one's contribution to a pool [who should do the work/who should get the prize]
阿弥陀如来
Amitabha Tathagata