ascetic; pilgrim; devotee
providence; luck; favor; favour; advantage
miraculous efficacy; miracle; miraculous virtue
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
openly; publicly; in public; formally; officially; duly
to force to do; to compel
putting into operation; invocation
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
care; precaution; guarding; caution
oneself and others; (in philosophy) subject and object; transitivity; transitive and intransitive verbs; first person and third person; self-salvation and salvation by faith
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
hard to reach place; remote place
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
spread (of Buddhist teachings)
dullard; indecisive person
laughable; ridiculous; pitiful; contemptible; absurdity
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
surname; family name; last name
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
uncertainty; transiency; impermanence; mutability
widely; extensively; far and wide; everywhere; all around; generally
to study; to complete (a course); to fix; to correct; to conduct (a Buddhist service)
wicked thought; wicked mind
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
base; mean; vulgar; despicable; low
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
good person; virtuous person
great teacher (i.e. a buddha, bodhisattva or high monk, esp. Kobo Daishi)
backing paper (for a photo, painting, etc.); mat; mount
straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road