(religious) faith; belief; creed
a Buddha; deceased person
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
preceptor or high priest (esp. in Zen or Pure Land Buddhism); preceptor or high priest (in Tendai or Kegon Buddhism); preceptor or high priest (in Shingon, Hosso, Ritsu or Shin Buddhism); second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); master (of one's art, trade, etc.)
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion
to boil with rage; to seethe; to be furious; to fume with anger; to blow one's top
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
hag; witch; bitch; penurious or spiteful old woman; termagant; virago
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
emperor; ruler (with a heavenly mandate); heavenly being; celestial being
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
Japanese chimera; mythical creature with a monkey's head, tanuki's body, tiger's limbs, and a snake tail; White's thrush (Zoothera dauma); mysterious person; person of unknown character
mysterious bird; strange bird; eerie bird; monster that has taken the form of a bird
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
God; god; ace; king; superior person
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
book title; heading; topic; subject; Nichiren Buddhist chant
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
to hold a child in one's arms; to embrace a child; to provide for a child (children)
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
oil paints; oil colors (colours); oils
over the top; thickly; heavily; richly
living; life; judo art of resuscitation; action; activity
until now; so far; up to the present
really; truly; indeed; good grief
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
place to put something; place where one put something; place to put oneself
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
traditional; from ancient times; formerly
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)