gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
to feel compassion towards; to be swayed by emotion; to be moved by
(written) work; book; writings
pongee; soft thin cloth woven from raw silk
professional female mourner; keener
death by heatstroke; heat-related death
bored; having nothing to do; idle
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
Glory to the Sutra; Hail Lotus Sutra
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
to have a good idea; to be able to predict
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
to be wide-awake; to be wakeful; to be unable to sleep
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
to grieve over; to mourn; to lament
nembutsu; nenbutsu; nianfo; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
to fight against; to oppose; to face
calvaria; area at top of head; parietal
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
to stay calm; to keep cool
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
as before; as ever; as it was originally