smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
for example; for instance; e.g.
preface; introduction; preamble
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
falling into straitened circumstances; downfall; ruin
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
Maitreya (Bodhisattva); Miroku
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
guess; conjecture; surmise
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
liberation from earthly desires and the woes of man; deliverance of one's soul; moksha; mukti; vimukti
pre-sectarian Buddhism; the earliest Buddhism; original Buddhism
merit; virtuous deed; divine reward (for virtuous deeds); grace (of the buddhas and gods); merit; meritum
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
villain; baddie; the villain's part
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
sacred books; sutras; scriptures; Bible
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)