eternalness; forever unchanging; distant land over the sea; world of the dead
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam
vajra (indestructible substance); diamond; adamantine; thunderbolt; Indra's weapon; Buddhist symbol of the indestructible truth
vajra (mystical weapon in Hinduism and Buddhism)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
originally; by nature; from the start
ancient time; age of the gods
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
like; similar to; same as
polished mirror; clear mirror
equanimity; upeksa; upekkha
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
sincerity; true heart; devotion
pure and clear; "clear and bright" solar term (approx. April 5)
sky; the heavens; God; the Lord; ascension (into heaven)
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
very great; enormous; serious
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
Shinto-Buddhist amalgamation; dual-aspect Shinto
excerpt; extract; annotation; shō (unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml); (arch.) banknote; (arch.) paper money
Satori; folklore monster that can read minds
wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
taiji (in Chinese philosophy, the principle that embodies all potential things, incl. time and space)
nothing increases or decreases (because all things are void)
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
Motoori Norinaga (1730-1801)