all worldly phenomena; meritorious acts leading to enlightenment; (Jodo school) all practices other than recitation of the nembutsu prayer
fool; nitwit; The Fool (Tarot card)
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
common fig (Ficus carica); fig; fig tree
phala (attained state, result); enlightenment (as the fruits of one's Buddhist practice); fruit; counter for pieces of fruit
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
execution by tying a victim to a post and stabbing with spears; crucifixion
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
snake; serpent; large snake
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); inner realization; personal enlightenment
waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae
renga (early Japanese poetry form); linked verse; poetic dialogue
Rikyuu; Sen no Rikyuu (1522-1591)
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
Japanese fiber banana (Musa basjoo)
elegance; grace; refinement; good taste
unpreparedness; falsehood; Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to fall into another's hands
light (e.g. colour, color)
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
Buddhist thought; Buddhist concept
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
bounds; limits; boundary fence (esp. of horse-riding ground)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
emptiness is form; illusion of the reality of matter
-less; lacking; non-existing
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
contemplative; meditative; meditational
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
crowd; community; group; herd; gathering; assembly
busy; hurried; confused; flurried