exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
monk; priest, particularly a high-ranking Zen monk honored by the imperial court
gradually; slowly; little by little; incrementally
exclamation used to scold practitioners (in Zen); scolding or threatening with a shout
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
late autumn (fall) windstorm in the countryside; typhoon, esp. one that blows from the 210th to the 220th day of the year; name of the 28th roll of the Genji monogatari
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
center of the earth; centre of the earth
newly forged sword; sword made after the year 1615
eighth day of the month; eight days
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
particular; hard to please; fussy
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
Wu and Yue (two rival states in ancient China)
to govern; to manage; to subdue
independence; self-reliance
certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
deity; god; Amaterasu (as an enshrined deity)
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
reaching; attaining; arrival