slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
to row a boat; to nod off; to doze off
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
dried young anchovies (or sardines)
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
putting on a brave front; pretending one doesn't care; (lit.) song of a convict on their way to prison
influential person; man of importance
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
illiteracy; ignorance; arhat; someone who has attained nirvana
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to bring up under one's personal care
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
(present) head of a family
to feel oneself indebted to
to care for someone; to look after someone
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
to be grateful; to feel grateful; to be thankful
there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of
mala (spicy and numbing flavor)
like father, like son; the apple doesn't fall far from the tree; (lit.) the child of a frog is a frog
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
Gautama Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha
the three realms of existence; the whole universe (of a billion worlds) that Buddha enlightened; past, present and future existences; far-off ...; distant ...
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
lecture; sermon; preaching; moralizing; moralising
this world; this life; world of the living
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)