childish; child-like; innocent; naive
to do together; to share; to participate in
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
tele; Terret (wine grape variety)
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
directions; instructions; orders; command
bedside; near one's pillow
laughable; ridiculous; pitiful; contemptible; absurdity
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
abstinence; self-control; celibacy; abnegation; asceticism
Kamakura period (1185-1333 CE)
pilgrimage; travelling around (by a monk)
religious organization; religious organisation
confusion; mixing; merger
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
hearing; audible sound; rumour; rumor; tasting (alcohol, tea, etc.)
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
nembutsu; nenbutsu; nianfo; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)
propagation (e.g. a religion); proselytizing; missionary work
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
various countries; various regions; various provinces
going on an alms round (for food); going begging (for food); going to ask for alms of food; pindacara
education; enlightenment; civilization; civilisation; indoctrination
counter for tours, cycles, rounds, circuits, etc.
sect; denomination; tenets (of a religious sect)
pessimism; weariness with life
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
leader; guide; mentor; coach
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
the road to paradise is a white road between two rivers, one of water (wrath) and one of fire (greed)
appearance; look; a 'seeming' that fortune-tellers relate to one's fortune; aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)