everlasting spring; China rose (Rosa chinensis)
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
ashes and earth; poor volcanic soil
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
cold; coldness; chilliness
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
contest; comparison; competition
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
coincidentally; by chance; unexpectedly; rarely; unusually; seldom
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
gods and men; godlike person; person as powerful as a god; (arch.) low-ranking Shinto priest
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
granted that; even if; even though
Nichiren chant; (an empty) slogan
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
esoterica; mystery; sanctum
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
extermination (esp. pests); expulsion; destruction
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
miraculous medicine; miracle drug; wonder drug
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
calculus (concretion of minerals formed inside the body)
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence