to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
dignity; majesty; dignified manner
repayment of someone's kindness; showing one's gratitude; moral requital
li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)
continually thinking about something
time; hour; season; time of the year
unbleached cloth; unbleached colour (color); unbleached; undyed
clearly evident; quite obvious; as clear as day; beyond any doubt; strikingly apparent
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
emphasis; stress; main point; point of a lever where force is applied
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
Kamakura period (1185-1333 CE)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)
representative; exemplary; model
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
true dharma; true teachings of Buddha; age of the true law (one of the three ages of Buddhism)
to state; to express; to mention
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
obeying meekly; faithfully following (one's master)
adds vagueness and indirectness to the word or phrase it is used with
loss (of something); disadvantage; mistake; error; flaw; defect
coming and going; recurring (esp. thoughts)
to be the work of; to be the result of; to be done by; to concern; to affect; to involve
occasional; infrequent; rare
competing; competition; auction
somehow; without knowing (it); unconsciously; unthinkingly
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
gatha (poetic verse of a scripture)
that country; (arch.) nirvana
two ways; both ways; two kinds