to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
suspension bridge; rope bridge
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
to become sexually aware; to awaken to sex
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
draw (in competition); tie game
kindness; intimacy; friendship
to pair with; to pair up; to pair off
no big deal; no match; not worth worrying about
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
prajna-paramita (perfection of wisdom)
emptiness is form; illusion of the reality of matter
conception; idea; thought; samjna (perception)
acquaintanceship; vijnana; consciousness; written by...
("like this"; often the opening word of a sutra); ten thusnesses (in Tendai)
hut; house; boarding house; school dormitory; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
righteousness; justice; right
all existing things (formed and formless)
the empty nature of all things
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
spell; curse; dharani; mantra
Jie (ancient Chinese ethnic group)
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk; Latin (language)
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)