if a man hears the Way in the morning, he may die in the evening without regret
knock, and it shall be opened unto you; God answers prayers
the "ka" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ka, ki, ku, ke, ko)
medium thickness; medium width
prevention is better than cure
skyscraping; very high; above the clouds; above this mortal world
having no choice but to carry on; having no choice but to go on; being unable to change one's course of action; (lit.) (with the) momentum of (a man) riding a tiger
harboring (a criminal); harbouring
Histoire d'O; The Story of O
unlikely event; rare occurrence
(feeling of) loneliness; desolation
to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)
those who wish to rule the land must first cultivate their own characters, then manage their families, then govern their states; only then can they bring peace to the land
inflexible people; heartless people; (lit.) Buddhist images of wood, metal, and stone
tube foot; ambulacral foot
combover; comb-over; (lit.) bamboo screen head (due to looking like the slats of a bamboo screen)
bureaucratic jargon; officialese; gobbledygook
consecration ritual for the conferral of the status of Acharya (in esoteric Buddhism)
mixture of vinegar and some other flavouring (e.g. soy sauce, sugar)
all things have the Buddha nature
extraordinary strength; animal strength; brute force
mingling with the world by hiding one's true talent or knowledge; living a quiet life by effacing oneself
hottish; salty; somewhat hot; strict; harsh
with time we forget those who have died; out of sight, out of mind; friendships fade with distance
flat noodles; ribbon pasta (fettuccine, etc.)
here and there; in places