flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
seven times; many times; seventh (interval)
closing one's eyes; passing away; dying peacefully
dharani; spell; litany; Sanskrit multi-syllabic chant
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
triangle; triangular shape
semicircular; crescent-shaped; half-moon
ground; land; the region in question; the local area; skin; texture; fabric
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk; Latin (language)
meditation; contemplation
108; one hundred and eight; the number of kleshas, worldly thoughts and passions; the sum of 12 months, 24 seasons of the solar year, and 72 'climates' of one year
occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle
Mahesvara (Shiva in the Buddhist pantheon)
battle standard decorated with hanging strips of paper or leather; fireman's standard (Edo period)
(sense of) crushing evil and spreading the truth
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
self-determination; suicide
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
Buddhist teachings; Buddhism
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
all living things; mankind; the people; the world
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
bright red; crimson lotus flower
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
God; god; ace; king; superior person
the eight legions (devas, nagas, yaksas, gandharvas, asuras, garudas, kimnaras, mahoragas)
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
adverse circumstances; adversity
protracted war; war of attrition
human-wave tactics; throwing people at a problem
things don't work that well in the real world; things seldom go as one wishes; that is expecting too much; it won't be that easy; (lit.) the wholesaler won't sell it like that
willpower; energy; vitality
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
in full force; in great numbers; in droves; large-scale project; grand plan
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy