bodhisattva; one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha; High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court); title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory
innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-
life; living; I; me; student
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
and (also); both ... and; as well as
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
bodily sensation; sense; experience
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
not yet known; unknown; strange
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
halfway-done; mediocre; uncertain; half-heartedly; insufficiently
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
same quality; same nature; homogeneous
lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality
difficult problem; challenge
as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
singing or chanting in unison
hidden (talents, etc.); self-concealment; self-effacement
kind; courteous; intimate; (arch.) becoming intimate; (arch.) having an intimate relationship (sometimes esp. a homosexual relationship)
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
heavenly nymph; celestial maiden; beautiful and kind woman
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
ho-ho-ho (e.g. Santa Claus)
high power; high power output; explosiveness; explosive power; instantaneous force
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
slovenly; loose; sluttish; slatternly; untidy; undisciplined
to be greatly obliged; to be very sorry
secret information; intelligence
joint together; opposite; facing
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
slight; little; insignificant
to scrape out; to rake out (e.g. ashes); to bail out (e.g. water)
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death
an excuse; however; nonetheless