knothole; peep-hole; bad eyes
formal; orthodox; in earnest
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
windmill; wind turbine; pinwheel (toy); windmill (toy); Clematis patens (species of climbing plant)
half-way up a slope or stairway; landing; center of three (horizontal) columns (of print) (centre)
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
knowing; (an) acquaintance
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
true character; true heart; true spirit
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
low-ranking prison guard; hell's tormenting devils
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
kneeling with the balls of the feet on the floor and sitting on one's heels
calm; composed; leisurely
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
absent-mindedness; stupor; stupefaction; fainting
fairly long period of time; (arch.) four-hour period
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
gods and Buddha; Shinto and Buddhism
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
to couch (a sword); to look at cynically or ironically; (arch.) to stand ready (to do); (arch.) to adopt a formal attitude
to take (a person) unawares; to make a surprise attack
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
way out; means to escape; escape route
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
just a minute; small quantity