establishment (of religious teachings); formulation
wordly things; common customs; the world; the (common) people; secularity
a line; a streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident); (arch.) the same logic
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
heavenly god; heavenly gods; spirit of Sugawara no Michizane; Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit); pit of a dried plum; dried plum; tenjin hairstyle
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
morality; moral principles
earth science; geoscience
physical science; natural science; physics; lixue (Song-era Chinese philosophy); (arch.) philosophy
doubt; distrust; suspicion (of)
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
firm; strong; solid; stable
Mencius (372-289 BCE); Mengzi; Mencius (one of the Four Books)
broadminded; magnanimous; (arch.) abundant (of flowing water); (arch.) plentiful
open; public; official; overt
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to enliven one's spirit; to refresh oneself; to cheer oneself up
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
Nichiren; Nichiren (Buddhist priest, 1222-82, founder of the Nichiren sect)
Nichiren school of Buddhism
(sect) founder; apostle; originator; inventor
early Christianity; ante-Nicene era Christianity
three causes of Buddha nature
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
grade; class; degree; magnitude
strength; power; proficiency; the strength of ... people; the strength of ... men
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely