to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
Akshobhya (one of the Five Wisdom Buddhas)
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
Amitabha Tathagata; Amithaba
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
Tathagata; perfected one (suffix of high-ranking Buddhist deities)
Vajradhatu; Diamond Realm; Vajradathu Mandala; Diamond Realm Mandala
to change; to change into; to become
prajna (wisdom required to attain enlightenment); noh mask of a grinning, horned demoness (represents a woman's rage and jealousy); family crest designed after the Hannya noh mask; dreadful face (esp. of a woman driven mad by jealousy); terrifying facial expression
sattva (being); bodhisattva
possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people
Manjusri (Bodhisattva); Monju; Monjushuri; Wenshu
Acala (Wisdom King); Āryācalanātha; Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
Kundali (tantric Buddhist deity)
virtue and influence; virtue and authority
five great wisdom kings (Acala, Kundali, Trilokavijaya, Vajrayaksa, Yamantaka)
to translate; to interpret
three generations; third generation immigrant; sansei; the third (e.g. Henry III)
the three kleshas that poison the heart of man (desire, ill will and ignorance)
the three kilesas that poison the heart of man (greed, hatred and delusion)
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
three sides; three faces; page three (of a newspaper)
on one's face; one's face; (arch.) meeting face-to-face; (arch.) seeing in person
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
Mahesvara (Shiva in the Buddhist pantheon)
certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
to investigate; to consider; to plan; to pat; to rub; to take a sword in one's hand
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
one theory (opinion); another theory (opinion)
moisture; humidity; dampness; scabies; sarcoptic mange; the itch
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity