ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
valley; ravine; glen; gorge
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
investigator; one who seeks the way
monk; priest, particularly a high-ranking Zen monk honored by the imperial court
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
dhyana (profound meditation); Zen (Buddhism)
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
main temple building; nave
temple kitchen; monastery kitchen; quarters of a head priest (and his family)
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
Buddhist (household) altar
fish gong; fish wood block; temple block; round, hollow, wood block (vaguely fish-shaped, usu. with scales), struck while chanting sutras
(stone) guardian lion-dogs at Shinto shrine
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
ascetic monk; trainee monk
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to stifle a laugh; to hold back a laugh
polite; respectful; reverent
pressing one's hands together in prayer; triangular frame of a thatched roof; yours sincerely; yours truly
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
to watch over; to watch attentively
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
four times; four colour process printing (color); CMYK printing
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)