training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
next term; next period; next version; next release
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
preceptor or high priest (esp. in Zen or Pure Land Buddhism); preceptor or high priest (in Tendai or Kegon Buddhism); preceptor or high priest (in Shingon, Hosso, Ritsu or Shin Buddhism); second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); master (of one's art, trade, etc.)
to become an expert; to be master at
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
lotus position (meditation and yoga posture); padmasana; sitting with legs crossed and feet placed on opposing thighs
half lotus position (meditation posture); sitting with one foot placed on the opposite thigh
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
Zen stick (used by a Zen priest to strike an inattentive Zazen sitter); warning stick (Rinzai Zen); encouragement stick (Soto Zen); horsewhip
hand-copied sutras; copying of a sutra
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
worldly desires; evil passions; appetites of the flesh; klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
violently; without holding anything back; firmly; resolutely
to get distracted; to jump off the track
to attempt; to test; to try out
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to break the rules; to violate the rules; to infringe the rules
a hundred lashes; a hundred strokes
mysterious power of words to alter reality
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
hot yoga (yoga performed under hot and humid conditions)
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up