to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
Chikuzen (former province located in the west of present-day Fukuoka Prefecture)
second line of a four-line Chinese poem
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
old man; venerable gentleman; venerable; old; father
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
ten important Rinzai temples, second in significance to the Kyoto Gozan
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
Japanese word of Chinese origin; Sino-Japanese word; (ancient) Chinese language
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
family; members of a family
second day of the month; two days
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
(man's) father-in-law; father of one's wife
to be impressed; to greatly admire
concentricity; same mind; unanimity; policeman; constable in the Edo period
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
small Zen temple built to commemorate the death of a high priest; minor temple in the grounds of a head temple
great cause; moral law; justice
forty-ninth day after a person's death
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
serious; severe; grave; acute