depending on the circumstances; due to (with modifying verb)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
man and horse; rider and horse; centaur
mouth of a (sword) sheath
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
to pierce through; to break through
bar; bolt (e.g. on door); double-arm lock; (rope) cinching
outside a gate; beyond one's area of expertise
determined purpose; an incredibly short span of time (i.e. the time occupied by a single thought); a single repetition of a prayer (esp. in Jodo-shu)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
chanting or reading the sutras
half lotus position (meditation posture); sitting with one foot placed on the opposite thigh
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
point below the navel (a focus point for internal meditative techniques)
abdomen; stomach; lower parts; under parts
stamp; seal; seal impression; seal; mudra (symbolic hand gesture); ninja hand sign
zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
(in Japanese architecture) transom
turning over; flipping over; reply; response; marks written alongside characters in a classical Chinese text to indicate their ordering when read in Japanese; lapel
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); -ing
shogunal vassal; direct retainer of a shogun
audience (with a person of high standing)
best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of