rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); course; catching fish with a net
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
mountain hamlet; mountain village
light of wisdom (when nearing nirvana); silent illumination; paradise; nirvana
teahouse; (Edo period) rest stop; (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha; tea house (that sells tea); tea dealer
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
fortress; castle; citadel; enclosure; castle walls
rear; rear unit guard; anchor (man)
reception hall (in a temple or palace)
passing on to the next life; death; giving up a struggle; submission; being at one's wits' end; being flummoxed
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
sunlight filtering through trees
Amitabha triad; image of Amitabha Buddha flanked by the Bodhisattvas Avalokiteshvara and Mahasthamaprapta
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
to re-grip; to re-wrestle; to regroup (after some adverse event)
aiki (principle that allows a conditioned practitioner to negate or redirect an opponent's power)
along the way; along the road
pupil; disciple; follower
paper patch; paper backing; poster; sticker; label
outer circumference; perimeter; outskirts; periphery
plump; fleshy; well-rounded; pleasant (fragrance); rich
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
instructor; (fencing) teacher; model
zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)
to work hard at one's lessons
cooking for oneself; cooking one's own food; doing one's own cooking; scanning a book or magazine to create an ebook by oneself
pan; frying pan; panning (a camera)
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff