to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
inner citadel; core; center; centre
next; next person; room adjoining a noble's parlor
Zen studies; Zen practice
officiating priest; presiding priest at a ceremony; religious teacher; highly-ranked priest; guru; instructor (yoga, etc.)
counter for generations; epoch
Confucianism; Confucianist; Chinese scholar
common person; foolish commoner
pure land (esp. the Western Pure Land paradise of Amitabha); (Buddhist) paradise; Pure Land Buddhism
Nichiren sect of Buddhism (sometimes specifically referring to the Hokke school of Nichiren); Tendai sect of Buddhism
Tendai sect (of Buddhism)
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
(a) vein; (a) thread (of connection)
raging waves; battle cry; war cry
between the waves; in the waves; on the waves; behind the waves; beneath the waves
each place; various places
revolution; rotation; turn; turning; inversion; handspring (gymnastics)
young and energetic; up-and-coming; new and excellent; newly produced; up-and-comer
strong pressure; heavy pressure
to avenge (somebody) by striking down their killer
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to criticize; to point out faults; to speak ill of
clear or definite judgement (judgment)
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
person killed in action; the war dead
to be busy at work; to work diligently
injured person; wounded person; casualty
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
roaring; booming; bellowing; pealing; reverberating; rumbling
here and there; around and about
remnants of a defeated army
kudzu (Pueraria montana); Japanese arrowroot; Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum)