hydraulic power; water power
festival held in July in Fukuoka City; Hakata Gion Yamakasa Festival (often just called Yamakasa Festival)
Kona (variety of Hawaiian coffee)
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
temple (esp. large one); monastery; temple building
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
largest class; top category
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
principal object of worship at a temple (usu. a buddha or bodhisattva); principal image; idol; the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
important cultural property; important cultural asset
re-covering; repapering; reupholstering
contribution (to a temple, shrine, etc.); donation
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
superior; boss; them (as opposed to "us"); person above; upstairs neighbour (neighbor)
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
superintendent priest; chief abbot
small Zen temple built to commemorate the death of a high priest; minor temple in the grounds of a head temple
Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
to call out; to ask someone to come
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
payment made via bank deposit transfer; discarding a tile that becomes another player's winning tile
zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)
zendo (Zen meditation hall)
Zen stick (used by a Zen priest to strike an inattentive Zazen sitter); warning stick (Rinzai Zen); encouragement stick (Soto Zen); horsewhip
to strike (with a stick, whip, etc.); to hit; to punch; to go to (a place to eat, drink, etc.)
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
Kennin era (1201.2.13-1204.2.20)