to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
favourite book; favorite book
very loose; slowly; leisurely
10^44; hundred tredecillion
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
conception; idea; thought; samjna (perception)
water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
(your, his, her) daughter
concubine of an emperor; female court attendant who serves in the emperor's bedchamber
virtue gained by practising Buddhism
mourning; (arch.) calamity; (arch.) misfortune
vague recollection; faint memory
principal object of worship at a temple (usu. a buddha or bodhisattva); principal image; idol; the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter
action of making something; -ification
intoning the name of the Buddha; chanting the name of the Buddha
worldly desires; evil passions; appetites of the flesh; klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar
eyes made of crystal, glass, etc. inserted into the head of a Buddhist statue; beautiful female eyes
conviction based on flawed ideas; obstructive thought
passing on to the next life; death; giving up a struggle; submission; being at one's wits' end; being flummoxed
deathbed; dying hour; one's death
coolie; laborer; labourer; carrier
ignoring; bypassing; doing something without consultation; going over someone's head
charge-free; free of charge
relay station (esp. on Edo-period highway); post station; stage
how much; how many; however
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience