sect; denomination; school (e.g. of poetry)
superintendent priest; chief abbot
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
rare; extraordinary; singular
high priest; highly-ranked priest; virtuous priest; priest of great sanctity and learning
attain divine enlightenment; perceive absolute truth; experience spiritual awakening
ghee (held to be the greatest of all flavours); (fig.) the ultimate truth of Buddhism; (fig.) nirvana
energy; vigor; vigour; vitality
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
writing (esp. commissioned calligraphy); drawing; painting
symbol; code; sign; notation
not a little; not a few; considerable
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
attendant; attendance upon another
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
train (esp. long distance train); steam train
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
to take the blame; to take responsibility; to assume liability; to bear the burden
mastery; learning through experience; realization; realisation; comprehension
disdain; contempt; scorn; abhorrence
fortune; riches; goods; incorporated foundation
rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
going beyond authority; unauthorized; unauthorised; ultra vires
(arch.) dismissal; (arch.) discharge
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
poverty; penury; want; (arch.) insufficiency; (arch.) shortage; (arch.) deficiency
Nichiren sect; Tendai sect; Lotus Sutra
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
loss (of something); disadvantage; mistake; error; flaw; defect
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
farewell; be that so; in that case; (arch.) however; (arch.) though that may be the case
land of the gods; Japan; Heaven
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
greed; worldly or materialistic desires
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding