mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
difficult problem or question
practitioner of Buddhism; practitioner of austerities; disciplinant; practitioner of martial arts
cause for headaches; pain in the neck; source of worry
Five Dynasties (of China; 907-979)
instruction; teaching; explanation; Zen priest's sermon
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
subordinate shrine; professional entertainer
to step forward; to volunteer
now that; since; so long as; because
master of the tea ceremony; person with eccentric tastes
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
tea container (usually for thick tea used at the tea ceremony)
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
craftsman; artisan; workman; carpenter
old furniture; curios; secondhand goods
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
appreciation; admiration; enjoyment
criticism; commentary; review
one day; (on) a certain day
lecture hall of a temple (esp. Zen)
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
approval; license; licence; permission
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to go out and away; to leave
formal; stiff; pompous; stern; solemn; grave