penance; austerities; mortification; difficult work; strenuous task
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to build; to construct; to put up; to build up (a fortune, reputation, enterprise, etc.); to establish (a relationship, system, etc.); to create
have to do; must; should; ought to
entering the priesthood; priest; monk; bonze
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
the easy way; attaining rebirth in the Pure Land through the vows of Amitabha (as opposed to one's own efforts)
unity; union; solidarity; combination; banding together; teaming up
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
seeker after truth; one who seeks the way
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
monk; member of religious order
monastery; convent; cloister; abbey
to get along; to add (one's own concordant voice, etc.)
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to be similar (to); to be akin (to); to be like
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner
first year; early years (of a reign or era)
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
process; course; mechanism
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take as a lesson
several people; a few people
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
to open a pathway (to); to find a way (to); to open the door (to); to pave the way (for)
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
equality; impartiality; evenness