to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
entering the priesthood; priest; monk; bonze
Akasagarbha (bodhisattva); the Receptacle of Void
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
nembutsu; nenbutsu; nianfo; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)
1,000,000; one million; million; many
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
morning star; Lucifer; Phosphorus; Venus in the morning sky
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
something going right into or coming right out of a place where it fits snugly
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
tradition; legend; folklore
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
way of the Buddha; Buddha's teachings
bones left after cremation (esp. those of a Buddha or Boddhisatva); grain of rice; cooked rice
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
originally; by nature; from the start