law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
massage (esp. anma, a traditional form of Japanese massage); masseur; masseuse; (arch.) blind person
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
depravity; corruption; degradation
tirthika; non-Buddhist teachings; heterodoxy; unorthodoxy; demon; devil
tirthika; non-Buddhist teachings; heterodoxy; unorthodoxy; demon; devil
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
wood chip; splinter; thin shingles
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
before the gate; in front of the gate
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
flinchingly; falteringly; being overwhelmed; staggeringly; totteringly; unsteadily
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to appear all together; to be all present
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
rubbish; trash; garbage; worthless thing
everywhere; all over; throughout
sound; noise; acoustics; reverberation; echo; audio
finally; in the end; on top of all that
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled
in one's own way or style
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
public discussion; public criticism; controversy
nearby (one's seat); (by) one's side; Dear (Mr./Mrs.)
legendary beast; magical beast
Sakyamuni (sage of the Sakyas)
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
to be familiar; to learn by ear; to pick up knowledge
prompt; immediate; in real time
used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader)
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo