character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
unpredictability; element of surprise
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
depiction; description; portrayal
dharma seat (seat from which one gives Buddhist sermons); Buddhist religious service
the teachings of Buddha (as likened to the Dharmachakra, originally a wheel-like weapon used to destroy the evils of mankind); Buddhist doctrine
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
appearance; figure; shape; form
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
without; but if; otherwise; or else
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer
embodying; expressing concretely
to break the prohibition (law); to violate the ban
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
guess; speculation; supposition
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
relation; connection; relevance
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
to entertain; to make welcome
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop
gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam
faith; belief; piety; devotion; godliness
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
8000; eight thousand; many
praise; hymn (genre of the Shi Jing)
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
root; origin; source; Ōmoto (religion)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
decision; judgment; resolution
vajra (indestructible substance); diamond; adamantine; thunderbolt; Indra's weapon; Buddhist symbol of the indestructible truth
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
free translation; liberal translation