to need; to demand; to take; to require
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
great teacher (i.e. a buddha, bodhisattva or high monk, esp. Kobo Daishi)
sage; wise man; wise person; buddha; bodhisattva; enlightened priest
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
system; organization; organisation; architecture
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
genius; prodigy; natural gift
(sect) founder; apostle; originator; inventor
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
seeds and seedlings; eggs and hatchlings; (fish) eggs and fry
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
important point; emphasis; iteration mark; colon (punctuation)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
but; however; provided that
whole; entire; harmonious; well-rounded
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
dispute; controversy; debate; argument; taking issue
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
hut; house; boarding house; school dormitory; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
upper classes; high society
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
aforesaid; above-mentioned; said; above
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
mainland; the country proper; native country; country where one was born; pure land; Buddha realm
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
containing; keeping; comprehending; entertaining (an idea)
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both