starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
reality; actuality; hard fact
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
sixth day of the month; six days
expiration of term of a vow
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
wisdom; enlightenment; prajñā (one of the three divisions of the noble eightfold path); wisdom
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
Buddhist temple within a Shinto shrine; temple attached to a shrine
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
separation of Buddhism and Shintoism (government policy during the beginning of the Meiji period)
(arch.) true form of a buddha; land of origin
Amitabha (Buddha); Amida; ghostleg lottery; ladder lottery; wearing a hat pushed back on one's head
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
Zen dialogue; Zen questions and answers
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
on bad terms; at loggerheads
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
university student; college student
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
to get along well with; to make a go of it
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to be rejuvenated; to feel young again
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
feeling of food or drink going down one's throat
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray