recitation; reciting from memory
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to be at a loss for words
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
to talk down; to corner someone in an argument
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
all; entire; whole; altogether
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
with an open and calm mind; with no preconceived notions; without reserve; frank; candid
to be remembered; to go down in history
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
Zen dialogue; Zen questions and answers
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)
questions and answers; dialogue
innumerable; countless; numberless
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
way of learning; way of studying; way of mastering
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
not limited to; not just ...
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
property; fortune; assets
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone