youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
tough guy; wild one; veteran (in a particular field); expert; person of surprising audacity; someone with a lot of nerve
probe; inquiry; enquiry; investigation
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
deity of the Moon; moon god
Apocrypha (i.e. as opposed to the Biblical canon); non-Buddhist writings (esp. Confucian writings)
questions and answers; dialogue
Nara; Kōfuku-ji (Buddhist temple in Nara)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
counter for scraps, fragments, petals, etc.
completion; perfection; accomplishment
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
the other day; a few days ago
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
starting late; late departure
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
accurate; correct; precise; exact
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
for this very reason; that is exactly why
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income