lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
little finger; pinky; little toe
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
time required; time taken; necessary time
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
to differ depending on ...
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
to bake; to plate; to print; to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
some book; book about that subject; books
counter-; corresponding; face; opposite
highest rank among priests; mountain ascetic monk; signs that distinguish Buddhist teachings from other faiths; title given to a great physician or painter
odd; strange; queer; weird; bizarre
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
discovery; detection; finding
to look displeased; (lit.) to flare one's nostrils
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
the coming of Amida Buddha to welcome the spirits of the dead
stamp; seal; seal impression; seal; mudra (symbolic hand gesture); ninja hand sign
to be clear; to be distinct; to be skillful; to be skilful; to be well-executed; to get cold
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
a certain someone; Mr So-and-so
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to pass; to overtake; to leave behind; to pull out; to extract; to remove
with an extreme cold (i.e. temperature); lonelily; lonesomely; (acting) coldly (toward someone)
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to comfort; to console; to amuse