year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
Satori; folklore monster that can read minds
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
(Buddhist) lecture meeting; religious association; mutual assistance association (i.e. for financial assistance)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
prajna-paramita (perfection of wisdom)
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
devoting one's life to the Buddha; obeying the Buddha's teachings
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
name; given name; first name
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
beginning; outset; first; onset
foreword; preface; introduction; postscript
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
title of a scripture or sacred text (e.g. Buddhist sutra); title on a scroll or rolled book
story; tale; talk; discussion
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
simply; merely; only; solely
to say; to be called; to do
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
other intention; secret purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; fickleness; double-mindedness
work; business; company; study
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
sacred scripture; sacred book; holy book; writings of a sage
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully