treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
having an ancient and honorable origin
to pass the baton (e.g. in a relay race); to pass the baton; to hand on the torch
rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
uncertainty; transiency; impermanence; mutability
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
Buddhism; Buddhist teachings
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
contradiction; inconsistency
to be worried; to be troubled
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
Buddhist teachings; Buddhism
to take to heart; to keep in mind; to bear in mind
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
method of Buddhist study and practice that is based in meditative concentration; meditative methods used in Zen Buddhism
don't you think?; indicates question
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
the (fast) pace at which life passes, and thus the nearness of death; promptitude of the changes of the times
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori
late at night; small hours of the morning
wintry moon; a winter month
white (bleached) bone; skeleton
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
koan; kōan; Zen question for meditation (e.g. the sound of one hand clapping)
Zen meditation; meditative consultation with the head abbot
instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching
prudence; discretion; thought
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
omen (usu. good); (auspicious) sign; first two anniversaries of a person's death
honor; honour; glory; (arch.) prosperity
supplementary or additional fertilizer (fertiliser)