to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion
Buddha's heart; Buddha's mercy
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
start; beginning; first step; clue
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
(period of) a year; during an era
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
mantra; Shingon sect (of Buddhism)
miraculous efficacy; miracle; miraculous virtue
grim; stern; stark; heartless
remarkable; striking; obvious
faith; belief; piety; devotion; godliness
bhikkhuni (fully ordained Buddhist nun); travelling female entertainer dressed as a nun (Kamakura, Muromachi periods); lowly prostitute dressed as a nun (Edo period); female servant hired to take the blame for a noblewoman's farts
virtue; moral sense; conscience
hair-raising; bloodcurdling; horrible; shocking; gruesome
septennial; recurring every seven years
child of a different mother
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
bad karma; sinful deed; evil deed
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
owner of a hermitage; abbess; prioress; nun in charge of a Buddhist convent
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
before the gate; in front of the gate
to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms
meals exchanged by parishioners and priests
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home