expounding the teachings of Buddha; (lit.) spinning the dharma wheel
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
fundamental (basic) principles; fundamentals; ground rules
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
effect; virtue; efficacy; one's dominant eye
master inventor; king of inventors (e.g. Edison)
constant; persistent; indecisiveness; usual; normal
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
regret; repentance; remorse
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
having no income; state of nonattachment; lack of attachment; not seeking anything
phantom; vision; illusion
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain
essays; miscellaneous writings; literary jottings
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
other side; opposite side; other party
pitch dark; total darkness
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
crossing; passage; importing; import; wandering; wanderer; migration
ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m); counter used to number the gaps between pillars
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
level; even; flat; uneventful; peaceful; monotonous
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
primary school; elementary school; grade school
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
foxtail millet (Setaria italica); Italian millet (also Hungarian, German)
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging