tendency to become totally absorbed in something; monomania; perfectionism; susceptibility for a stiffening of the shoulders
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
inconsistent; illogical; unconvincing; not thorough; indefinite; half-way
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
overlooking; turning a blind eye
to expect; to hope for; to look forward to; to resolve (to do); to decide upon; to prepare for
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
letting (someone) die without helping
impermanence; mutable; uncertain; ever-changing
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
to add (to what was said before); to say in addition
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
strength; power; energy; military strength; army; (number of) troops
judicial affairs; clerical duty (in a temple)
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
the kindness of a teacher
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
khakkhara (staff topped with metal rings traditionally carried by monks); pewter staff
anyone; any person; whoever
being roused; being stimulated; being inspired; being spurred on
battlefield; battleground
knowledge (of a skill, art, etc.); proficiency; essentials; know-how; preparedness; readiness
Zen; entering the path of Zen
price; cost; value; worth; value
burr (e.g. chestnut); bur; cupule; case
true dharma; true teachings of Buddha; age of the true law (one of the three ages of Buddhism)
virtue; moral sense; conscience
turning by hand; hand-turned; hand-cranked; preparations; arrangements
small pouch containing a paper charm or talisman
blue cloth; blue ground; blue background
brocade; fine dress; fine clothes
fabric; cloth; traditionally patterned textiles; fabric scraps
Sanskrit writing; Sanskrit text; Sanskrit scripture; scripture in Sanskrit characters
sutra; Buddhist scriptures
Japanese Babylon (Babylonia japonica); Japanese ivory shell; spinning top (traditionally made from a Japanese Babylon shell)
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk
to fold in two; to fold in half; to double up
water and sky; Varuna; Vedic god of water and sky (adopted into Buddhism as god of water and protector of the west)
transient life; ephemeral existence
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
thought; consideration; fears
passing away; death; dying words; death poem (poem written during one's final moments)