Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
tankōbon; (manga) volume; (comic) trade paperback; single book (as opposed to magazine, anthology, etc.); separate volume
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
erroneous entry; misentry; slip of the pen; writing down wrongly (a sum, etc.)
patience; perseverance; ability of the common man to understand Buddhist teachings
Sutra of Immeasurable Life
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
the three kleshas that poison the heart of man (desire, ill will and ignorance)
the five sins (murder, theft, adultery, falsehood, and alcohol)
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
depiction; description; portrayal
fine; minute; detailed; meticulous; precise
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
propagation (e.g. a religion); proselytizing; missionary work
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
sentimental; being full of emotions; having tender sensibilities
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
classification; categorization; sorting
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
inability to follow Buddhist teachings; person unable to follow Buddhist teachings
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
difference; disparity; gap
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
depending on the ...; to depend on the ...
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
Muhammadanism; Mohammadanism
military personnel; soldier
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
at first; in the beginning; originally
Nichiren school of Buddhism
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement