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three sons; third son

2

to stay indoors; to be confined indoors

1

Kisa

1

fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)

1

to turn to the right

1

to accompany; to follow; to keep up with

1

going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another

1

attendants at a funeral; mourners

5

main temple building; nave

7

temple kitchen; monastery kitchen; quarters of a head priest (and his family)

1

clerk; secretary; scribe; copyist

2

long and narrow

1

rust

1

to blacken; to darken

1

wooden door

1

drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room

2

to be used to; to get accustomed to; to train; to discipline; to tack (in needlework); to baste

1

friendship; companionship; fraternity; comradeship

1

spread; span; expanse; extent

1

(haiku) poetry pals

1

temple; monk

1

after a long time; for the first time in a while

1

to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on

1

mortuary chapel

2

picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage

1

artificial hill (in a garden)

1

corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)

1

lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk

1

pretty; charming; lovely; adorable

1

square jō (approx. 10 sq feet); abbot's chamber; chief priest

1

to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten

2

step by step; by degrees

1

mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit

1

to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)

2

immeasurable

1

to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)

1

exclamation used to scold practitioners (in Zen); scolding or threatening with a shout

1

ceremonial hall (e.g. wedding, funeral); hall for ceremonies; place of ceremony

1

to speak; to say; to vocalize

1

farewell gift

1

selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage

1

pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course

1

devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)

1

Zen priest

1

one word

1

burning (offer) incense

1

ginkgo nut; gingko nut

1

stomach and intestines; gastrointestinal tract; digestive organs

1

tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber

1

bell (often a large hanging bell); chime

1