way; method; means; resource; course
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
one's birthplace; one's native place
to be erected; to be built
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
Nichiren sect; Tendai sect; Lotus Sutra
pure land (esp. the Western Pure Land paradise of Amitabha); (Buddhist) paradise; Pure Land Buddhism
personal affair; one's own affair
Chinese "Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to arrange (flowers); to plant
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
exit (from a stage); exeunt; leaving; exit
universal; general; ubiquitous; omnipresent
reason; cause; circumstances
important law; fundamental law
great treasure; Taihō era (701.3.21-704.5.10); Daihō era; great treasure (used to refer to bodhisattvas, esoteric teachings, etc.); homa-mandala (fire altar)
long-handled Chinese spear bearing a small flag; banner; hanging
dissipation; prodigality; debauchery
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
royal castle; imperial castle
the northeastern (unlucky) direction; person or thing to be avoided; (lit.) the demon's gate; weak point; Achilles' heel
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
discussion; deliberation; consideration; investigation (into a suspect); inquiry; enquiry
initiative; prior consideration
all ages; great antiquity; eternity
time; hour; period; class
person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer
perpetual change caused by karma; vicissitudes of life; that which is made
rise and fall (of nations); destiny
temple (Buddhist); central pillar of a pagoda; kshetra (realm, country); ksetra
overnight; since last night
face; honour; honor; appearance; look