good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
dharmata (dharma nature, the true nature of all manifest phenomena)
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
to stop (doing something); to cease; to leave as is; to leave alone; to exclude; to except
pleasure; delight; enjoyment
influence (on someone); inspiration
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
to go along; to walk along; to follow
very; greatly; exceedingly
hills and fields; hill and dale
sending back; return to sender
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
fame; reputation for ability
counter for generations; epoch
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
heavenly king; Gozu Tenno (deity said to be the Indian god Gavagriva)
sick person; patient; invalid
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
bowl; pot; flowerpot; crown; brainpan
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
whichever person (indefinite pronoun); everyone; every person; all
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
tachibana orange (Citrus tachibana)
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
slightly; a little; barely; narrowly; only; just
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
to survive; to continue living; to escape death