to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
chief retainer; daimyo's minister
manager; steward; factotum; useful person
foot soldier (Edo period); samurai on foot
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
million times; praying a million times
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
honorific affix; honorific prefix
Kangi era (1229.3.5-1232.4.2); Kanki era
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to abolish; to abandon; to repeal; to dethrone; to depose
how; in what way; how about; questionable
really; truly; indeed; good grief
travellers' inn; stage inn
non-drinker; someone who cannot drink
(heavy) drinker; tippler; ... drinker (e.g. merry drinker, maudlin drinker); ... drunk; liker of; fan
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to play; to sport; to frolic
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
Gautama Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha (5th c. BCE?)
killing; destruction of life; cruel; heartless; callous
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)
moral duty; moral obligations; justification; pretext; just cause
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
degenerate age; corrupt word; age of the decline of Buddhism; latter days of the law