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
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
bureaucratic jargon; officialese; gobbledygook
consecration ritual for the conferral of the status of Acharya (in esoteric Buddhism)
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
eternity; permanence; perpetuity