bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
each day; from day to day; day-to-day
learning; studying the fine arts
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
monk; priest, particularly a high-ranking Zen monk honored by the imperial court
great virtue; virtuous priest; priest; rich person
bowl; pot; (plant) pot; flowerpot; crown (of the head); skull
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
flower offering; floral tribute; laying flowers
memorial service; prayers for the repose of the soul; transfer of merit
prajna (wisdom required to attain enlightenment); hannya; mask of a grinning, horned demoness (represents a woman's rage and jealousy); dreadful face (esp. of a woman driven mad by jealousy); terrifying facial expression
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
training; education; development; cultivation
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to pay attention; to be watchful
8th day of the month; eight days
family which supports a temple; parishioner
older sister; elder sister
visit to a Buddhist temple
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
walnut (Juglans spp., esp. Juglans regia)
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
chazuke; cooked rice with green tea poured on it; simple meal
winter vegetables; winter greens; tang cai; tong choi; tong choy
best regards; please take care of; please do
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
temple; monastery; convent
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap
main hall (of a Buddhist temple); main temple
reception hall (in a temple or palace)
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
family positioned to accede to the shogunate
curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange