Ogasawara Naganari (1867-1958)
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
nearby (one's seat); (by) one's side; Dear (Mr./Mrs.)
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
patina; antique look; elegant simplicity; well-trained voice
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to get along; to add (one's own concordant voice, etc.)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
of course; certainly; naturally
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
Buddhist saint; man of high repute; guest of honor; guest of honour
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
Brahman (priest of Hinduism, members of the highest caste); Brahmanism; priest of Brahmanism
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
conversion; shift; about-face; switch
hut; house; boarding house; school dormitory; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
instructions; explanation
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
all existing things (formed and formless)
Tathagata; perfected one (suffix of high-ranking Buddhist deities)
lonely or uninhabited valley
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
dharmakaya (dharma body, Buddhism's highest form of existence)
gatha (poetic verse of a scripture)