to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to that degree; to that extent; that much
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
final third of a two-hour period
verbal promise; one's word
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
hut (esp. on a mountain); shack; refuge; shanty
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
temple kitchen; monastery kitchen; quarters of a head priest (and his family)
to sweep clean; to brush clean
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
counter for scraps, fragments, petals, etc.
settlement; solution; resolution
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
(arch.) I; (arch.) me; (person having) thin or shaved eyebrows; affectionate suffix for names of young men or pets
purple vestment (traditionally awarded by the imperial household); high-ranking priest's purple robe
kasaya; monk's stole; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder)
left side; left-hand side
right side; right-hand side
great awakening; great enlightening; greatly awakened person; understanding; comprehension
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
the teachings of Buddha (as likened to the Dharmachakra, originally a wheel-like weapon used to destroy the evils of mankind); Buddhist doctrine
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
one summer (during which a monk attends a summer retreat)
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
agonizing cries; pandemonium; two of Buddhism's hells
mountain and water; landscape (containing hills and rivers); landscape picture; mountain stream; water that flows down from a mountain; garden which contains an artificial hill and a pond