devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
classic example; classic case; textbook example; representative example; typical case
to complain; to make a complaint
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
point in question (at issue)
to place (in relation to the whole); to rank; to position; to locate
Jōdo Shinshū (offshoot of the Jōdo sect); True Pure Land School
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
speech and conduct; words and deeds
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
Aum Shinrikyo; Japanese religious group responsible for the 1995 sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway
founder of a religious sect
like this; this sort; this way
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
etc.; et cetera; and so on
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
worldliness; vulgarity; coarseness
to feel relieved; to feel satisfied; to feel refreshed
about here; in this neighborhood
Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable