toil; labor; labour; painstaking piece of work; (a) work involving considerable effort
direct transmission (of mystery, skill, secret, etc.); initiation
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to leave a note or document behind; to leave half-written; to leave out
undivided attention; concentration
inconsistency; contradiction; disobedience
wickedness; evil; wicked person
true dharma; true teachings of Buddha; age of the true law (one of the three ages of Buddhism)
fire fighting; fire department; fire brigade
development (of film); photographic processing
praise; hymn (genre of the Shi Jing)
seal (used in lieu of a signature); stamp; chop
literary art; literary activity; writing
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
directly under; falling perpendicularly
second line of a four-line Chinese poem
or; otherwise; furthermore; also; (arch.) perhaps; (arch.) by some chance; (arch.) that being said
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to come; to go; to participate; to perform Zen meditation
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
meditation; contemplation
counter for choices, options, etc.
zendo (Zen meditation hall)
study; library; den; home office; reading room
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
uncleanliness; dirtiness; (arch.) menses; (arch.) feces (faeces); bathroom
Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral
taking great pains (to do); making every effort; having a lot of trouble (doing); racking one's brains
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
Buddhist studies; Buddhology
now; the present time; the present era