to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
to honor; to honour; to respect; to esteem; to prize
Buddhist teachings; Buddhism
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
as a god; as was done in the age of the gods
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
registration; accession; register; entry; record
annual securities report; asset securities reports
monkey (esp. a gibbon); hand of the puppeteer (puppet theatre); kappa; (arch.) menstrual period
kindness; largeheartedness
anthology (of poetry, etc.); compilation; collection; selection
win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
training; education; cultivation; making pottery and casting metal
Buddhism; Buddhist teachings
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
brownish red (traditional Japanese color name)
excerpt; extract; annotation; shō (unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml)
six consciousnesses (i.e. functions of the six sense organs: seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, touching, and reasoning)
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
monk; priest, particularly a high-ranking Zen monk honored by the imperial court
the Sheep (eighth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Ram; hour of the Sheep (around 2pm, 1-3pm, or 2-4pm); south-southwest; sixth month of the lunar calendar
supervision; superintendence; chairmanship; chairman
main; principal; chief; primary; major
passing on to the next life; death; giving up a struggle; submission; being at one's wits' end; being flummoxed
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
rolling about; tossing and turning (in bed); jactitation; jactation
pupil; student; schoolchild
gatha (poetic verse of a scripture)
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
lifting and recovery (e.g. in marine salvage)
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with