chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
square jō (approx. 10 sq feet); abbot's chamber; chief priest
chief priest (of a Buddhist temple)
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
becoming a monk; entering priesthood
vowing to follow the precepts
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
results; record; grades; marks
eternity; permanence; perpetuity
allotment; assignment; allocation; allocation
older sister and younger brother
environment; circumstance
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
smallpox; variola; pockmark; pock
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
big-boned; sturdily built; stout; solid (plan, storyline, etc.)
dated (e.g. a letter); date of effect (e.g. a rule change)
close-cropped hair; shaven head
priest soldier; warrior monk
visitor's or pilgrims' lodgings in a temple; priest's quarters
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
main temple building; nave
small; fine; detailed; stingy
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
front garden; front yard; vestibule (of the ear)
wintry desolation; poor business conditions
wintry; very cold-looking (e.g. landscape); bleak (e.g. room, street); desolate; empty (of furnishings)
rainy sky; sky as it looks when it is about to rain; threatening sky
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold