punishment by Buddha; divine retribution
spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted
mottled pattern; patchy pattern
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
(power) transformer; trance; trans
great teacher (i.e. a buddha, bodhisattva or high monk, esp. Kobo Daishi)
Mahavairocana (esp. in esoteric Buddhism)
agape; agape feast; love feast; lovefeast
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
founder of a religious sect
best pupil; leading disciple
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
kamidana; household shrine; home shrine
Buddhist (household) altar
high priest; highly-ranked priest; virtuous priest; priest of great sanctity and learning
lecture; sermon; preaching; moralizing; moralising
hand-copied sutras; copying of a sutra
everywhere; everywhere one goes; wherever one goes
way out; means to escape; escape route
boisterously; roughly; briskly
(arch.) poor; (arch.) unskillful; (arch.) clumsy; I; me
I, as a mere priest; this humble servant of Buddha
entering the priesthood; priest; monk; bonze
to behave buggily (of software); to act up; to behave strangely
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
to take a fancy to something; to be moved; to feel inclined to
mala (spicy and numbing flavor)
the form of a Buddhist priest; priestly attire
hate; hate crime; hate speech; racism
to give candid advice; to give harsh but honest advice; to admonish
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to urge; to spur on; to push on
scarcity of eligible men; difficulty for a woman to find a man; man shortage