sutra; Buddhist scriptures
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
hand-copied sutras; copying of a sutra
Buddhist image normally withheld from public view
Tathagata; perfected one (suffix of high-ranking Buddhist deities)
image; figure; figure; form; image
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
mantra; Shingon sect (of Buddhism)
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
svāhā; well said; so be it
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
dispersing; breaking up; running away
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to take away; to carry away
you; (arch.) your residence
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
(before a) Buddhist altar; before the Buddha; offering placed on a Buddhist altar; incense money; condolatory offering
to give; to present; to offer; to do for someone's sake
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
small window; fenestella; scuttle (type of hatch on a ship)
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of