to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
later on; eventually; afterwards
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
irregular; unseasonable; changeable; unsettled; abnormal
obstinacy; atman; the self; the ego
spell; curse; dharani; mantra
lecture; sermon; preaching; moralizing; moralising
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
seven tenths; seventy percent; seven hundreds; seven percent
Thai basil (Ocimum basilicum); common basil; tree whose branches are said to split into seven pieces upon falling
counter for long, thin things (i.e. swords)
ten-day period (in a month); ten-year period (in one's age); decade
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
vague; obscure; vast; boundless
Glory to the Sutra; Hail Lotus Sutra
rosary; string of prayer beads
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
Nichiren school of Buddhism
dispersing; breaking up; running away
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
pure and clear; "clear and bright" solar term (approx. April 5)
demon of the sixth heaven in the realm of desire who tries to prevent people from doing good
tirthika; non-Buddhist teachings; heterodoxy; unorthodoxy; demon; devil
the four kinds of demons that make trouble for sentient beings
completing the path to becoming a Buddha (by attaining enlightenment)
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
pure land; spiritual realm of Buddhahood
the same; the said; likewise
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
one; same (mind, path, etc.)
equality; impartiality; evenness
indiscrimination; without discrimination; indiscriminate
striking sparks with flint and steel or by rubbing sticks together (usu. to start a fire); fire lit by sparks from flint and steel, etc.; purification ceremony in which sparks are struck in the direction of someone (oft. for good luck)
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making