tenets (of a religious sect); doctrines; (religious) sect; denomination; one's principles; one's tastes
untonsured (monk or priest or nun)
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
battle standard decorated with hanging strips of paper or leather; fireman's standard (Edo period)
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
calm; composed; leisurely
to begin to speak; to begin to explain
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
mourning; mourning period; anniversary of one's death
that is to say; so that means
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
the first and second; a few
sutra; Buddhist scriptures
decline; fall; decay; withering
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
low-quality goods; inferior goods
lust; lusts of the flesh; animal passions; carnal desires
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
to warm oneself (e.g. at a fire)