going west; heading westward
common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
to compose (e.g. poem); to recite; to intone; to chant
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
new; unused; new; obvious; natural
mantra; Shingon sect (of Buddhism)
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
Prajnaparamita Sutra; Perfection of Wisdom Sutra
all things must pass; all worldly things are impermanent
from the best to the worst; from top to bottom; of every kind; all sorts
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
prajna (wisdom required to attain enlightenment); noh mask of a grinning, horned demoness (represents a woman's rage and jealousy); family crest designed after the Hannya noh mask; dreadful face (esp. of a woman driven mad by jealousy); terrifying facial expression
exquisite (e.g. melody); melodious; delicate; enchanting
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
even the prosperous inevitably decay; sic transit gloria mundi; all that's fair must fade
no matter what it is; in every case
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
nature; the natural world; realm of nature
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
law of cause and effect; principle of causality
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
modern civilization; modern world
to come to (a serious state); to reach
Gautama Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha
omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
flat; even; level; plain (speech, etc.); simple
human emotions (joy, anger, grief and pleasure)
to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
idea that all things in the universe lack their own unchangeable substances
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
no exception; without exception; always the same
rough sketch; floor plan; blueprint
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament