to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
stone tower; stone pagoda; tombstone; gravestone
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
two-storied gate; tower gate
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
prajna (wisdom required to attain enlightenment); noh mask of a grinning, horned demoness (represents a woman's rage and jealousy); family crest designed after the Hannya noh mask; dreadful face (esp. of a woman driven mad by jealousy); terrifying facial expression
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
Akasagarbha (bodhisattva)
the teachings of Buddha (as likened to the Dharmachakra, originally a wheel-like weapon used to destroy the evils of mankind); Buddhist doctrine
Shakyamuni triad; Gautama triad; image of Shakyamuni (Gautama) Buddha flanked by two attendants
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
eleven-faced Avalokiteshvara; eleven-faced Kannon
standing statue; standing image
Asura; demigod; anti-god; titan; demigods that fight the Devas (gods) in Hindu mythology
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image
millet or rice cake, roasted and hardened with starch syrup and sugar (sometimes including peanuts, etc.)
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
in a train (car, bus, etc.); on a train
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably