style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
high and low (social standing)
common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to stamp; to engrave; to inscribe
tears (from being deeply moved); tears of gratitude
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to command; to order; to tell (to do); to appoint (to the post of)
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
million times; praying a million times
penance; austerities; mortification; asceticism
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
than; other than; except; but
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
day by day; every day; by the day
to get heavy; to worsen (of illness); to grow serious
twenty-sixth day of the month; twenty-six days
to come; to go; to participate; to perform Zen meditation
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
March; third month of the lunar calendar
holding the proper state of mindfulness at the moment of death
sitting upright (properly)
death (of an emperor); demise
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
last words recited to the newly departed; requiem; converting people to Buddhism
tonal mark (e.g. in PinYin)
large prize (e.g. in horse racing); generous reward
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)