falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
rumor; rumour; gossip; hearsay
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
secret; private; surreptitious
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
dispersing; breaking up; running away
change; transformation; inversion
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
overswelling (of a blood vessel); engorgement; bulging; squaring one's shoulders; flexing one's muscles
license; licence; certificate; permit; diploma (conferring permission to teach, etc.)
to enrol in a temple school; child enrolled in a temple school; incarcerating a criminal in a temple as a form of punishment (popular during the latter Muromachi and Azuchi-Momoyama periods); to go to a temple and repent (following a disaster, etc.)
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
Manjushri; Manjusri; Bodhisattva that represents transcendent wisdom
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
splendour; splendor; pompousness; magnificence
two-storied pagoda (with a square base, pent roof and a round top)
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
entering the priesthood; priest; monk; bonze
great scholar; profound scholar
center of the earth; centre of the earth
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
sworn brother; buddy; pal
alms-giver; person who donates to a monk or a temple; dana-pati
erecting (temple, Buddhist statue, etc.)
contribution (to a temple, shrine, etc.); donation
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
related to the teachings of Buddha; able to be saved by Buddha; related; relevant
roundabout; indirect; circuitous; ignorant (of the world)
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
one's family register; one's domicile; nationality; membership (club, party, etc.)
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
spiritual awakening; resolution