many nights; hundred nights
opening a business; opening a practice
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
going out; one's best clothes; formal (e.g. language); best (behaviour, manners, etc.)
the other day; some time ago; recently
quiet; peaceful; tranquil
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
lucky omen; happy; auspicious
Sri-mahadevi (consort of Vaishravana)
secret; private; surreptitious
avatamsa (flower adornment, as a metaphor for becoming a buddha); Avatamska sutra; Kegon (sect of Buddhism)
charm; incantation; spell; curse
mantra; Shingon sect (of Buddhism)
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
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
the deceased; the departed
small tatami room; extension of the main room of a home (in traditional palatial-style architecture); room smaller than four and a half tatami (in tea ceremony)
partaking; participating; taking part in; sharing (something with someone)
for that very reason; that is exactly why ...; as expected; just as one thought; sure enough
minuscule amount; extremely small quantity
sleeping powder; sleeping drug; narcotic; anaesthetic; anesthetic
not yet seen; unseen; unacquainted; unknown
enlightenment; spiritual awakening; opening one's eyes to the truth; gaining eyesight; restoring eyesight; opening the eyes
worldly desires; evil passions; appetites of the flesh; klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
much less; to say nothing of
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
bodhi; enlightenment; happiness in the next world
kalavinka; imaginary bird in paradise that sings sweet notes