side of a geometric shape (e.g. triangle or rectangle)
the three kleshas that poison the heart of man (desire, ill will and ignorance)
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
fool; nitwit; The Fool (Tarot card)
intelligent; wise; bright; brilliant; clear-sighted
turbidity; cloudiness (of a liquid); opacity; disorder; chaos
thousands; several thousand
kalpa (eon, aeon); ko (in go); position that allows for eternal capture and recapture of the same stones
to accumulate merit; to make merit
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
therefore; thus; well, then ...; that's right; indeed; (arch.) ... on earth?
the three realms of existence; the whole universe (of a billion worlds) that Buddha enlightened; past, present and future existences; far-off ...; distant ...
Mushikikai; formless realm; world free of greed or matter
alms-giving; charity; offerings (usu. money) to a priest (for reading sutras, etc.)
good deed; good conduct; benevolence
Sakyamuni (sage of the Sakyas)
to demean; to despise; to treat with contempt; to abase
to despise; to disdain; to scorn; to hold in contempt; to look down on
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); ancient women's hairstyle; clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
thousand years; very long period; forever
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
intense antipathy (like a blazing fire); (lit.) flames of rage
forbearance (in the face of difficulty, persecution, etc.); garlic
to disappear; to cause to disappear; to get rid of; (of time) to pass; to while away
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
point of heaven; corner of the sky
Boötes (constellation); the Herdsman
observing the precepts (of Buddhism)
opening a business; opening a practice
repayment; redemption; amortization; amortisation
wisdom; intellectual power; intelligence; mental capacity; brains
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
reason; cause; history; origin