sense of values; values; value system
manacles; shackles; fetters
to be needed; to be wanted
new schools of Japanese Buddhism founded during the Kamakura period
studying two subjects together (e.g. as a major and a minor)
praise; admiration; exalting; extolling
Pure Land sect (of Buddhism); Jodo (sect)
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
low-ranking samurai; rolling three and one (in a dice game)
revolutionary (e.g. technology)
Mimasaka (former province located in the northeast of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
Okayama prefecture (Chūgoku area)
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
vowing to follow the precepts
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
complete Buddhist scriptures
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
to collect information; to gather knowledge
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
to fully understand and agree; to be convinced; to be fully satisfied (with an explanation)
person who achieves perfection; person who perfects (e.g. a theory)
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
daily life; daily routine; while awake or asleep; at all times; day in, day out; constantly
season; the times; opportunity; occasion
continually thinking about something
Amida Buddha's original vow; long-cherished desire
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
to endeavor to; to aspire to
from ... to; between ... and; or
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
conducting oneself properly; right conduct; doing the right thing