food and clothing; livelihood; living; to feed and clothe
copper (Cu); bronze (medal)
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
all living things; mankind; the people; the world
to go to hell; to fall into hell; to be damned
in a temple; inside temple grounds; sub-temple
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
request; invitation; privilege in criminal law given to nobles of the fifth rank or above (ritsuryo system)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
person with low tastes; uncultured person; worldly person; ordinary person (who has not entered the priesthood); layperson; layman
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
a short while ago; already
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel
Buddhism; Buddhist teachings
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
speech and behaviour (behavior)
one end; an end; part; fragment
upper classes; high society
the same as it was long ago; unchanged; traditional
manners and customs; folkways; usage
ruin; wreck; mere skeleton; framework
middle part; medium depth (water); medium layer; medium-size; mid-level; medium-rise (building)
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
ecclesiastical or educational authority
to obey; to submit to; to serve (in the army, a prison sentence, etc.); to go into (mourning); to observe; to take (medicine, poison, etc.)
armed might; military power; the sword; force