monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
great virtue; virtuous priest; priest; rich person
paintings and calligraphic works
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia, esp. var. culta); Japanese pear; Asian pear; sand pear; apple pear
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
irony; rhetorical question
alms-giving; charity; offerings (usu. money) to a priest (for reading sutras, etc.)
Edo-period popularized blend of Buddhist, Shinto and Confucian ethical teachings (popularised)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
years of (someone's) birth and death
unknown; unidentified; unspecified
something to rely on; aid; someone to rely on; relative; reminder; memento
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
general idea; concept; notion
extinction; annihilation; destruction
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
world of the lost; human realm; this world
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
to die and be reborn as something else
worldly desires; evil passions; appetites of the flesh; klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
silence; stillness; quietness
self-improvement; (mental) training; self-discipline; cultivation
already; now; no longer; not any more
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
literature; books (reference); document
root; source; origin; cause