district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryo period)
situated deep in the mountains
plain; plateau; tableland
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
bhikkhuni (fully ordained Buddhist nun); Indonesia
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
January; first month of the lunar calendar
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
woven mat (esp. one made of straw); (arch.) seat
rather; better; instead; if anything
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
day after day; day by day
to memorize; to memorise; to recite from memory
scriptural text; scriptures; sutras
meaning; significance; sense
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol (esp. a woman)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
sutra; Buddhist scriptures
World-Honored One (honorific name for Gautama Buddha)
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
innumerable; countless; numberless
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
this world; this life; world of the living
not only ... but (also); as well as ...
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
fair; just and upright; open and honest; aboveboard; honourable