head monk in charge of the administrative section of a zendo (Zen)
calmness; stillness; tranquility; calmness of the heart; enlightenment
unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
visitor's or pilgrims' lodgings in a temple; priest's quarters
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
(plain) hot water; boiled water
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
one of the six administrators of a Zen temple who substitutes for the chief priest
equanimity; upeksa; upekkha
practical business; practical work experience; practicum; practice
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
someone's looks and personal appearance
like this; in this way; as you see
homa stick; stick on which prayers are written, then ritually burnt before an idol to ask for blessings
sutra; Buddhist scriptures
to recite; to chant; to read aloud
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to devote all one's energies; to give one's everything; to to put in all one's effort
vigor (like leaping flames); liveliness
Vaisravana (guardian god of Buddhism)
commander; general; leader
yaksha (Buddhist guardian deities sometimes depicted as demonic warriors)
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); a noun read using its on-yomi
important law; fundamental law
spirit residing in the ground
nth year in the Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25)
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
to make an onslaught (on); to close in (on)
divine wind (esp. a typhoon thought to have protected Japan from a Mongolian invasion in the 13th century); kamikaze
zun (ancient Chinese wine vessel, usu. made of bronze); (arch.) honorific prefix referring to the listener; counter for buddhas
crown of a buddha's head; brusqueness; grumpiness
dharani; spell; litany; Sanskrit multi-syllabic chant
esoteric Buddhist ritual where incantations are chanted; magic