indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
frisking; frolicking; romping; merry play
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to want; to seek; to request
This world is uncertain (cruel) like a burning house
helping hand; help; support; aid
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
admiration; wonder; astonishment
master; expert; expert board game player (chess, go, shogi, etc.)
many people; a large number of people
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
the eight legions (devas, nagas, yaksas, gandharvas, asuras, garudas, kimnaras, mahoragas)
the top (e.g. top ten); the best
Buddhist; disciple of Buddha
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
establishment; settlement
Unkei (Buddhist sculptor) (1148-1224)
plain; unfigured; patternless; solid (color)
master; masterhand; maestro
first term; first half-year; preceding period; early period
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
to run away (e.g. from work); to escape; to hide; to end a round with less than 20 points
to conform to; to agree with; to be adapted to; to be based on
incarnation; impersonation; personification; avatar
renouncing the flesh or the world; becoming a priest; risking one's life for others
Avalokitesvara Sutra; Kannon Sutra
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)