(social) class; rank; grade
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
Kyoto Gozan; the five most important Rinzai temples of Kyoto
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
Keichō era (1596.10.27-1615.7.13)
ascetic monk; trainee monk
zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)
general public; the masses
itinerant priest; wandering monk; mendicant; clouds and water
heated stone (wrapped in cloth and kept next to the body for warmth)
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
improvised; impromptu; extemporaneous; off-the-cuff; ad-lib
very young; little; childish; immature
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
entering Nirvana; death (of Buddha, high priest, saint, etc.)
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
virtue and influence; virtue and authority
lecture; sermon; preaching; moralizing; moralising
(in Japanese architecture) transom
heavenly nymph; celestial maiden; beautiful and kind woman
esoteric Buddhism; Tantric Buddhism; Vajrayana; secret Buddhist teachings; Mikkyō
to offer flowers (e.g. at grave); to leave flowers
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
black dyed garment; black dyed kimono
Micronesia (old colonial name used until the end of WWII)
southern part; the south (of a region)
First World War (1914-1918); World War I; WWI; WW1
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
northern part; the north (of a region)