patent medicine; nonprescription drug
traditional "Chinese" medicine for the stomach (usually prepared as small dark spherical pills)
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
stomach ache; abdominal pain
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
assistance; help; helper; babe; chick; broad
esoteric Buddhism; Tantric Buddhism; Vajrayana; secret Buddhist teachings; Mikkyō
other than; excluding; without
to recite; to chant; to read aloud
hidden mysteries; secret principle
stale; hackneyed; clichéd
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
audience; attendance; hearers
nembutsu; nianfo; the three-word invocation "Namu Amida Butsu" dedicated to the Amitabha Buddha; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
living room (Western style); sitting room
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
this sort of; this type of
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
enlightenment of the masses; leading the masses on the path of enlightenment (Buddhism)
various countries; various regions; various provinces
pilgrimage; walking tour; travelling (on foot)
about this time; about now
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)
faith; belief; piety; devotion; godliness
koan; kōan; Zen question for meditation (e.g. the sound of one hand clapping)
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
goal (in soccer, hockey, etc.); basket (in basketball); finish line; finishing line; reaching the finish line; finishing (a race)
doctrinal dispute (within or between religious schools)