to prove a loss; to be a disadvantage; to not pay
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
to pierce; to go through; to remove (partitions between rooms); to knock (e.g. two rooms) into one; to carry out (to completion)
the place for; the time for; the level of
difficult problem; challenge
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
(being) empty-handed; lapse of manners of paying a visit without taking a gift
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
people; men and women; each person; everybody
seating order; precedence; ranking; rank; position
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
to take a seat; to sit; to occupy a position (e.g. committee president)
loud voice; high-pitched voice
cannabis (Cannabis sativa); hemp (plant); hemp (fiber); linen; flax
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
small silk wrapper; small cloth for wiping tea utensils; crepe wrapper
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
polite; respectful; reverent
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
tribe; race; group (of people who share a common feature); gang; tribe (taxonomic rank); group (in the periodic table)
condition; figure; appearance; voice
on the roof; court nobles
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to recite; to chant; to read aloud
homophony; same pronunciation; unison; same pitch; (in) one voice; (speaking in) unison
scriptural text; scriptures; sutras
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
(arch.) discarding; (arch.) abandoning; variety of street performance from the Middle Ages; casting off one's attachments (in Zen)
exclusively; (taking) best care
investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts); finding out the facts; bringing (a matter) to light; inquiring into
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
second grade; medium quality; average; middle class; secondary grade
anyone; any person; whoever
Daitokokushi (posthumous name of Shuho Myocho 1282-1337)
Zen; entering the path of Zen