meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
male and female (animals)
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
dull; slow; stupid; dull-brained
each; (arch.) you (plural)
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
how much; how many; what amount; what extent
the twelve nidanas (continuum of twelve phases that lead to suffering)
successor (e.g. organization); new existence after rebirth
look; glance; sight; summary; list; table
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
to conform to; to agree with; to be adapted to; to be based on
Abhidharma Storehouse Treatise (abbr)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
the instant of birth (rebirth)
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
the five skandhas (matter, sensation, perception, mental formations and consciousness); the five aggregates
(arch.) birthplace; place of rebirth; place of reincarnation
bardo; state (or period) of intermediate existence between one's death and rebirth (in Japan, 49 days)
how; in what way; circumstances
ceaselessness; incessancy; the Avici hell
15th day of the 7th lunar month; (last day of) Bon lantern festival; mid-year gift; summer gift; Bon Festival gifts
the five skandhas (matter, sensation, perception, mental formations and consciousness); the five aggregates
document (of proof); certificate; paper; bond; deed
to exceed (by a lot); to (far) surpass; to end; to cease; to stop
vijnapti-matrata (theory that all existence is subjective and nothing exists outside of the mind)
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
decision; judgment; resolution
omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
Nichiren sect; Tendai sect; Lotus Sutra
tathata (the ultimate nature of all things)