true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
energy; military strength
judicial affairs; clerical duty (in a temple)
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
the kindness of a teacher
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
bishop's staff; khakkhara
how many people; a number of people
anyone; any person; whoever
being roused; being stimulated; being inspired; being spurred on
battlefield; battleground
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
Zen; entering the path of Zen
true dharma; true teachings of Buddha; age of the true law (one of the three ages of Buddhism)
virtue; moral sense; conscience
hard to get; hard to come by
turning by hand; hand-turned; hand-cranked; preparations; arrangements
small pouch containing a paper charm or talisman
blue cloth; blue ground; blue background
brocade; fine dress; fine clothes
Sanskrit writing; Sanskrit text; Sanskrit scripture; scripture in Sanskrit characters
sutra; Buddhist scriptures
shellfish; seashell; shell
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk; Latin (language)
to fold in two; to fold in half; to double up
water and sky; Varuna; Vedic god of water and sky (adopted into Buddhism as god of water and protector of the west)
transient life; ephemeral existence
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
thought; consideration; fears
passing away; death; dying words; death poem (poem written during one's final moments)
gatha (poetic verse of a scripture)
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
itinerant priest; wandering monk; mendicant; clouds and water
to stand in a line; to stand in a row; to be equal
opening (of uncultivated land)
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about