(the) negative (e.g. pole); yin (in Chinese divination); hidden place; unseen part
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
death penalty; capital punishment
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
three branches of Buddhist sutras
one's pupil; one's student; one's follower
3000; three thousand; many
pupil; disciple; follower
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
just (about to); on the point of; on the verge of; on the brink of
(execution by) decapitation
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
during imprisonment; while in jail
Buddhist teachings; Buddhist scriptures; Dharmakara; Amitabha Buddha in a pre-enlightenment incarnation
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
one-year-old; one year old
deathbed; dying hour; one's death
root; origin; source; cause; basis; foundation
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
like...; similar to...; is like...; is similar to...
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
one's view of life and death; attitude toward living and dying
young person; youth; young
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good