to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
loveable; very likeable; like very much
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
koma shape; five-sided shape in the form of a koma (shogi game piece)
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)
attached; belonging (to); included; enclosed; affiliated; annexed
one more time; once more; once again
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
every month; each month; monthly
home area; home town; local
preceptor or high priest (esp. in Zen or Pure Land Buddhism); preceptor or high priest (in Tendai or Kegon Buddhism); preceptor or high priest (in Shingon, Hosso, Ritsu or Shin Buddhism); second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); master (of one's art, trade, etc.)
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
what time; (lit.) which hour
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
bhikkhuni (fully ordained Buddhist nun); Indonesia
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to recall; to remember; to recollect
had better ...; had better not ...
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
monk; priest, particularly a high-ranking Zen monk honored by the imperial court
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
useless; vain; aimless; idle
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)