other side; opposite side; other party
peace; quiet; tranquility; tranquillity
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
to close (one's eyes); to shut
scriptural text; scriptures; sutras
closing (properly); shutting; firmness; tightness; carefulness (with money); economy
nasal mucus; dripping nose; snot
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
first Sanskrit alphabet letter (in esoteric Buddhism symbolizes the source of all things)
innocent; naive; artless; unaffected; genuine; childlike
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
stoning; rock fight; stone-throwing fight; custom by which neighbours or friends threw rocks inside a couple's house on their wedding night
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
form of hopscotch in which the player kicks a stone through the course
India; cotton sheeting; foreign; imported; ultra-spicy; extra hot
to mourn for; to grieve for; to condole with (the bereaved family, etc.); to hold a memorial service for; to hold a funeral service for
longing for; burning desire
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
old chronicle; old record
itinerary; travel plans; distance (of a trip); journey
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
Chōan; Chang'an (ancient capital of China)
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
hut; house; boarding house; residence hall; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
8000; eight thousand; many
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryō system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654 m by 654 m)
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
what date?; what's the date?; when?
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
it is written that ...; ... is written; it says ...; it reads ...
travelling clothes; traveling clothes; travelling outfit; traveling outfit
spring day; spring sun; spring sunlight
deity with extraordinary spiritual powers
oracle; revelation; divine message
to give up (an idea or plan); to abandon; to refrain from (doing); to change one's mind
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed