to stab (into); to thrust (violently); to plant (in the ground, snow, etc.); to set; to stick (upright)
starting field which contains the November and/or December 20-point card
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
grave marker; gravestone; headstone; writing on a headstone (name, date of death, etc.)
this world; this life; this generation; present day
return to secular life (of a monk); secularization; secularisation
(act of) building (temple, monument, etc.); erection
to gather; to collect; to assemble
service for the benefit of suffering spirits
18th day of the month; 18 days
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
square jō (approx. 10 sq feet); abbot's chamber; chief priest; Mount Fangzhang (said to be inhabited by immortals); Mount Fanghu
shaving one's head (esp. upon entering the Buddhist priesthood); tonsure
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
elder brother's wife; sister-in-law
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
first Sanskrit alphabet letter (in esoteric Buddhism symbolizes the source of all things)
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
to be dead; to be lifeless
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
one's long-cherished desire
biological child; one's own child
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
arrival; arriving at ...; counter for items or suits of clothing; nth place (in a race); counter for moves
vacant house; unoccupied house
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
edge of town; outskirts of a village
to abandon oneself to grief
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)