bonshō; Buddhist temple bell
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
The Tale of the Heike; Heike Monogatari
witty (happy, apt) remark; well-worded saying; epigram; aphorism
temple; monastery; convent
all things must pass; all worldly things are impermanent
to bring; to take; to bring about
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
idol (i.e. carving or painting of a deity)
linga (phallus or phallic object); lingam
worship (esp. Christian); adoration; divine service; worship (esp. Buddhist and Shinto)
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
to rule; to govern; to administer
jingle; ding; ringing of small bells
to differ; to be different; to run counter to; to change (into something out of the ordinary)
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech
Cnut the Great (ca 996-1035.11.12); Canute; Knute
to ask; to enquire; to query
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
mourning; (arch.) calamity; (arch.) misfortune