extinguishing illusion and passing over to Nirvana
Thai basil (Ocimum basilicum); common basil; tree whose branches are said to split into seven pieces upon falling
Gospel of Mark (book of the Bible)
buddhakaya (the body of Buddha)
something-something; yada yada; so-and-so
residential land development
older unmarried woman; old maid; spinster
ten-day period (in a month); ten-year period (in one's age); decade
spiritism session; seance
south side of a mountain; Sanyo district
haircut of uniform length
nonexistence or existence; absence or presence
in one ear and out the other
sliding safely; just making it; being just on time
a woman's natural inclination to care for others; big-sisterly disposition
cueing (e.g. a magnetic tape, recording) (cuing); cue; feeding (e.g. paper under a print head); feed; document loading
various deities; the gods
putting a deliberately bad interpretation (on a person's actions); petty-minded suspicion
(family) relationship; connection
formative experience (from one's youth)
animal spirit; animal ghost
the teachings of Buddha (as likened to the Dharmachakra, originally a wheel-like weapon used to destroy the evils of mankind); Buddhist doctrine
doctoral dissertation; doctoral thesis
fraudulent business of selling goods by claiming they will bring supernatural benefits
mediation; agency; agent; mediator; middleman; go-between
to fall flat; to fall face down
to rearrange (classes); to recompose; to reset; to recombine (genes)
avoided by everybody; disliked by everybody; (lit.) not even a dog will eat (it)
easy money; easy gain; making a killing
gradually; by degrees; the sight of a tall soaring rock; crying; weeping
to fling; to toss; to throw; to abandon; to leave behind