to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
age of the copied law (one of the three ages of Buddhism); middle day of the law; age of semblance dharma
lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)
Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
Buddhist ritual implements (esp. altar fittings)
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
lecture; sermon; preaching; moralizing; moralising
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
very; much; greatly; a lot of
latter days of the law (one of the three ages of Buddhism); age of the degeneration of the law
spread (of Buddhist teachings)
dullard; indecisive person
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
depending on; dependent on
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
layperson; layman; laywoman; country home; farmhouse; cottage
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
adaptability; flexibility; malleability
Western clothing; Western binding
convenient; handy; useful
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
Western cooking; Western-style meal; Western-style food; Japanized Western cuisine