resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
to exert oneself; to make efforts
one (esp. of two); the other; one way; on the other hand
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
disorder; disturbance; unrest
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
decision; determination; resolution
at a young age; while still young
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
to become famous; to gain fame
new land; new world; new sphere of activity
spreading Buddhist teachings
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
loss of eyesight; loss of vision; going blind; blindness
best pupil; leading disciple
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
coming to Japan (of a non-Japanese person)
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
too much; excessively; too
supreme leader; ultimate leader
Chikuzen (former province located in the west of present-day Fukuoka Prefecture)
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)
entering Nirvana; death (of Buddha, high priest, saint, etc.)
Tendai sect (of Buddhism)
Buddhist scriptures; sutras
Tendai sect (of Buddhism)
wood carving; wooden sculpture; woodcraft
medical science; medicine
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
source (e.g. quotation); authority
notice; attention; observation
collection of waka poems; anthology; songbook
father and mother; parents