Buddhist teachings; Buddhism
Date Masamune (1567.9.5-1636.6.27)
common knowledge; well-known fact
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
(religious) denomination; sect
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
three wise monkeys (who "see no evil, hear no evil, and speak no evil")
to be associated (with); to be connected (with)
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
something useless; (lit.) picture of rice cakes
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
observation; survey; watching
to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
babble; gibberish; gobbledygook; gobbledegook
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
sincerity; true heart; devotion
in pieces; in scraps; fragmentary (e.g. knowledge); scrappy; insignificant; unimportant
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
sick person; patient; invalid
enlightenment of the masses; leading the masses on the path of enlightenment (Buddhism)
large enterprise; big business; large undertaking
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
influencing (a person) for good
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
utter indifference; talking to the wall; praying to deaf ears
muteness; speech impairment; mute; deaf-mute
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo