exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
family which supports a temple; parishioner
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
dispersal; scattering; discrete
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
every evening; every night
practice writing with a brush; study; learning
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
memory; ability to remember
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
clanging; empty; deserted
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
neighboring districts; neighbouring districts; countryside
religious mendicancy; asking for alms; monk's begging; going with one's bowl to the meditation hall at mealtime (in a Zen temple)
baton (of command); order; command; direction
bowing twice; worshipping again; Yours sincerely; Yours truly; Sincerely yours
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to attack; to assault; to assail
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
to call out; to ask someone to come
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
to be surprised; to be astonished
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
one's family; family member
main temple building; nave
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
outer sanctum; nave; transept