secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
Apocrypha (i.e. as opposed to the Biblical canon); non-Buddhist writings (esp. Confucian writings)
able-bodied; robust; sturdy; strong
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
large crowd; mass of people
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
(arch.) large river (esp. the Yangtze); Lake Biwa
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
many; numerous; various; large number of
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
group; bunch; crowd; group
is something that; is that which
I have nothing to do with it
adoption or rejection; selection; choice; option
contradiction; inconsistency
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
maintaining the status quo
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
irrational (line of) argument
to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
it's no joke; gimme a break!
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
environment; circumstance
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce